화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.27, 1-11, July, 2015
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.12.035  Export Citation
Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water using carbon nanotubes: A review
Chanil Jung, Ahjeong Son1, Namguk Her2, Kyung-Duk Zoh3, Jaeweon Cho4, and Yeomin Yoon†
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
  • 1Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu, 120-750, South Korea
  • 2Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Korea Army Academy at Young-Cheon, 135-1, Changhari, Kokyungmeon, Young-cheon, Gyeongbuk 770-849, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea
  • 4School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu 120-749, South Korea
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Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been extensively detected in various surface water and wastewater. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have aroused great research attention as a new type of adsorbent due to their unique properties and potential applications for the removal of various inorganic and organic EDCs and PPCPs. This review summarizes the current research on the removal of EDCs and PPCPs with various CNTs, and provides valuable information for CNT applications in the water industry. The removal of various EDCs and PPCPs was reviewed based on the existing literature to address the effects of process parameters, including CNT properties, EDC/PPCP properties, and water chemistry conditions. Regulatory issues, analytical methods, and EDC/PPCP removal in water and wastewater treatment processes were also briefly addressed. Additionally, further research work on CNTs is suggested for the removal of EDCs and PPCPs from water.
Keywords:Carbon nanotubes;Endocrine-disrupting compounds;Pharmaceuticals and personal care products;Adsorption;Water treatment
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