Alternative techniques to remove of caffeine, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine from wastewaters : a review

"Water contaminants have attracted considerable research attention owing to the safety risks they pose when present in drinking water consumed by humans and animals, where their high toxicity and bioaccumulation characteristics in biological tissues could cause unpredictable consequences to the ecosystems and severe health problems. This paper review is focused on emerging pollutants occurring by pharmaceuticals; in particular caffeine, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine. These are emerging pollutants due to their high consumption by the general population, and the low efficiency of current wastewater treatment methods. This document presents a literature review about remove techniques of caffeine, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine from wastewater, and it covers the main results and limitations of each method. Through the review, it is concluded that current methods developed for caffeine, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine removal present several limitations, which include quantification of the contaminants in real effluents, the complexity of the mechanisms of action and expensive techniques. The present review has a potential value for chemists, ecologists, toxicologists, environmental engineers, and other professionals that are involved in environmental protection."--Tomado del Formato de Documento de Grado

• Autores: Carvajal García, Roberth Stiven
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad de los Andes
• Repositorio: Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/49147
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/1992/49147
• Palabra clave: Contaminantes emergentes en el agua; Purificación de aguas residuales; Nanopartículas; Ingeniería
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf