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Nano-adsorbents an effective candidate for removal of toxic pharmaceutical compounds from aqueous environment: A critical review on emerging trends
Abstract
Advancements in medical research has resulted in the modernization of healthcare facilities, subsequently leading to a higher level of production and usage of pharmaceuticals to sustain better quality of life. Pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) possess high genotoxicity and eco-toxicity thus presenting numerous side effects to living beings on long-term exposure. The fate and toxicity of PhACs were explored in detail, aiming to elucidate their occurrence and transmission in wastewater treatment systems (WWTPs). Adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds using Nano-adsorbents has gained momentum in recent years owing to their low-cost, high surface area and effectiveness. This review has been conducted in order to widen the utilization of Nano adsorbents in the adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds with a focus on the aqueous environment. The synthesis routes and properties of Nano-adsorbents for removal of PhACs were assessed in a comprehensive way. The recovery and reuse ability of nano-adsorbents also forms an integral part of its application in the removal of PhACs and has hence been delineated.
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- Authors
- Neha, R., Adithya, S., Jayaraman, R. S., Gopinath, K. P., M, P., L, P., & Arun, J.
- Affiliations
- Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (IN)
- Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Arun, Jayaseelan
- Venue
- Chemosphere
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-06
- Volume
- 272
- Pages
- 129852
- ISSN
- 0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3128385071
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 211
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 0.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Keywords
- nanoadsorbents, pharmaceutical active compounds, adsorption, wastewater treatment, emerging contaminants, nanomaterial synthesis, water pollution, ecotoxicity
- MeSH terms
- Adsorption, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Quality of Life, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Water Purification, Wastewater
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