Removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes using microalgae-based wastewater treatment system: A bibliometric review and mechanism analysis

IF 6.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Journal of water process engineering Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107496

Gasana Zachee , Alexis Kayiranga , Jean Claude Nizeyimana , Shaohua Tian , Justin Rugema , Lelan You , Xu Huang , Jian-Qiang Su

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Environmental problems caused by the overuse of antibiotics have attracted more and more attention. This study aims at uncovering the role of microalgae in removing antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater based on searching 134 publications on Web of Science databases (2014-01-01 to 2024-01-01). The results showed that there was an enormous rise in the total number of publications which stem from international cooperation with China, the United States, and India at its core. Most of them published in interdisciplinary journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Science of the Total Environment, indicating that both theoretical research and technical application are emphasized. Co-occurrence network analysis shows that biodegradation, biosorption, and photodegradation are main removal mechanisms of antibiotics. Focusing on three removal mechanisms, the performance of different algae and the removal rate of different antibiotics were discussed in depth. Further, the evolution of resistance genes in microalgae-based systems was systematically reviewed. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives were proposed for the application of microalgae-based systems into antibiotics contaminated wastewater. Potentially, this synthesis will lead to a better understanding of microalgae-based wastewater systems as sustainable systems that meet the minimal requirements for modernized wastewater treatment systems.

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过度使用抗生素造成的环境问题已引起越来越多的关注。本研究旨在通过检索 Web of Science 数据库（2014-01-01 至 2024-01-01）中的 134 篇论文，揭示微藻在去除废水中抗生素和抗生素耐药基因方面的作用。结果显示，以中国、美国和印度为核心的国际合作发表的论文总数大幅增加。其中大部分发表在《生物资源技术》、《危险材料学报》和《全环境科学》等跨学科期刊上，表明理论研究和技术应用并重。共现网络分析表明，生物降解、生物吸附和光降解是抗生素的主要去除机制。围绕这三种去除机制，深入讨论了不同藻类的性能和不同抗生素的去除率。此外，还系统回顾了基于微藻的系统中抗性基因的进化。最后，对基于微藻的系统在抗生素污染废水中的应用提出了挑战和未来展望。本综述有可能使人们更好地理解基于微藻的废水处理系统是一种可持续系统，可满足现代化废水处理系统的最低要求。

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Journal of water process engineering Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology

CiteScore

10.70

自引率

8.60%

发文量

846

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Water Process Engineering aims to publish refereed, high-quality research papers with significant novelty and impact in all areas of the engineering of water and wastewater processing . Papers on advanced and novel treatment processes and technologies are particularly welcome. The Journal considers papers in areas such as nanotechnology and biotechnology applications in water, novel oxidation and separation processes, membrane processes (except those for desalination) , catalytic processes for the removal of water contaminants, sustainable processes, water reuse and recycling, water use and wastewater minimization, integrated/hybrid technology, process modeling of water treatment and novel treatment processes. Submissions on the subject of adsorbents, including standard measurements of adsorption kinetics and equilibrium will only be considered if there is a genuine case for novelty and contribution, for example highly novel, sustainable adsorbents and their use: papers on activated carbon-type materials derived from natural matter, or surfactant-modified clays and related minerals, would not fulfil this criterion. The Journal particularly welcomes contributions involving environmentally, economically and socially sustainable technology for water treatment, including those which are energy-efficient, with minimal or no chemical consumption, and capable of water recycling and reuse that minimizes the direct disposal of wastewater to the aquatic environment. Papers that describe novel ideas for solving issues related to water quality and availability are also welcome, as are those that show the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. The Journal will consider papers dealing with processes for various water matrices including drinking water (except desalination), domestic, urban and industrial wastewaters, in addition to their residues. It is expected that the journal will be of particular relevance to chemical and process engineers working in the field. The Journal welcomes Full Text papers, Short Communications, State-of-the-Art Reviews and Letters to Editors and Case Studies