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- Title
Remediation of pharmaceuticals from contaminated water by molecularly imprinted polymers: a review.
- Authors
Zare, Ehsan Nazarzadeh; Fallah, Zari; Le, Van Thuan; Doan, Van-Dat; Mudhoo, Ackmez; Joo, Sang-Woo; Vasseghian, Yasser; Tajbakhsh, Mahmood; Moradi, Omid; Sillanpää, Mika; Varma, Rajender S.
- Abstract
The release of pharmaceuticals into the environment induces adverse effects on the metabolism of humans and other living species, calling for advanced remediation methods. Conventional removal methods are often non-selective and cause secondary contamination. These issues may be partly solved by the use of recently-developped adsorbents such as molecularly imprinted polymers. Here we review the synthesis and application of molecularly imprinted polymers for removing pharmaceuticals in water. Molecularly imprinted polymers are synthesized via several multiple-step polymerization methods. Molecularly imprinted polymers are potent adsorbents at the laboratory scale, yet their efficiency is limited by template leakage and polymer quality. Adsorption performance of multi-templated molecularly imprinted polymers depends on the design of wastewater treatment plants, pharmaceutical consumption patterns and the population serviced by these wastewater treatment plants.
- Subjects
IMPRINTED polymers; WATER pollution; SEWAGE disposal plants
- Publication
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 4, p2629
- ISSN
1610-3653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10311-022-01439-4