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<p>Nowadays, the water contamination which is due to pharmaceuticals is increasing and alarming. The pharmaceuticals in water are very hazardous and toxic not only for the human life but also for environment. One of the promising methods of removing pharmaceuticals from the contaminated water is adsorption. Agricultural and industrial wastes or by-products can be used as low-cost adsorbents for pharmaceuticals removal. Low-cost adsorbents provide particular economic and environmental advantages. This paper presents an overview of utilizing of the waste-based adsorbents (mainly spent coffee grounds) for the removal of pharmaceuticals from water.</p>
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Nowadays, the water contamination which is due to pharmaceuticals is increasing and alarming. The pharmaceuticals in water are very hazardous and toxic not only for the human life but also for environment. One of the promising methods of removing pharmaceuticals from the contaminated water is adsorption. Agricultural and industrial wastes or by-products can be used as low-cost adsorbents for pharmaceuticals removal. Low-cost adsorbents provide particular economic and environmental advantages. This paper presents an overview of utilizing of the waste-based adsorbents (mainly spent coffee grounds) for the removal of pharmaceuticals from water.

Utilization of Waste-Based Sorbents for Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water: A Review

Slovak university of technology in bratislava, faculty of materials science and technology in trnava

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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Nowadays, the water contamination which is due to pharmaceuticals is increasing and alarming. The pharmaceuticals in water are very hazardous and toxic not...

Utilization of Waste-Based Sorbents for Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water: A Review

Published Online: Aug 05, 2021

Page range: 22 - 36

Received: Apr 28, 2021

Accepted: Jun 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2021-0002

Keywords
Pharmaceuticals, tetracycline, adsorption, waste utilization, spent coffee grounds

© 2021 Lenka Blinová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Utilization of Waste-Based Sorbents for Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water: A Review

Published Online: Aug 05, 2021

Page range: 22 - 36

Received: Apr 28, 2021

Accepted: Jun 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2021-0002

KeywordsPharmaceuticals, tetracycline, adsorption, waste utilization, spent coffee grounds

© 2021 Lenka Blinová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Pharmaceuticals, tetracycline, adsorption, waste utilization, spent coffee grounds