Recent advances in antibiotic removal methods from wastewater: A comprehensive review

IF 9 1区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Separation and Purification Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-11 DOI:10.1016/j.seppur.2025.135478

Insha Hamid, Waheed Ahmad Khanday

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Abstract

The incessant consumption of antibiotics globally has led to widespread contamination across ecosystems, particularly aquatic ones. Acute and chronic exposures to antibiotics via the consumption of water contaminated by them pose serious health risks. This review discusses antibiotic classification, the impacts of antibiotic pollution on the environment, and exhaustively details the recent trends and advances in various biological, chemical, and physical antibiotic removal methods, discussing various research studies along with the advantages and disadvantages of each method. It is deduced herein that the biological methods may lead to the generation and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) in some cases, while the chemical methods are largely limited by exorbitant costs and secondary pollution. Among the physical methods of antibiotic pollution remediation, adsorptive removal via agricultural/biomass waste-derived activated carbons (ACs) and biochars (BCs) exhibits the most potential for removing antibiotics from water and wastewater in a cleaner, simpler, and cheaper manner, bolstering the principle of circular economy and helping mitigate and/or eliminate aquatic antibiotic pollution sustainably. Agricultural/biomass waste-derived carbons, especially when magnetized or chemically enhanced, present a strong balance between cost, performance, and environmental safety.

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废水中抗生素去除方法的研究进展综述

全球抗生素的持续消耗导致生态系统，特别是水生生态系统受到广泛污染。通过饮用被抗生素污染的水而急性和慢性地接触抗生素会造成严重的健康风险。本文讨论了抗生素的分类、抗生素污染对环境的影响，并详细介绍了各种生物、化学和物理抗生素去除方法的最新趋势和进展，讨论了各种研究以及每种方法的优缺点。由此推断，生物方法在某些情况下可能导致耐药菌（ARB）的产生和传播，而化学方法在很大程度上受到成本过高和二次污染的限制。在抗生素污染修复的物理方法中，通过农业/生物质废物衍生的活性炭（ACs）和生物炭（bc）吸附去除水和废水中的抗生素，以更清洁，更简单，更便宜的方式显示出最大的潜力，支持循环经济原则，并有助于可持续地减轻和/或消除水生抗生素污染。农业/生物质废物衍生的碳，特别是经过磁化或化学强化的碳，在成本、性能和环境安全之间取得了强有力的平衡。

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Separation and Purification Technology 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

14.00

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12.80%

发文量

2347

审稿时长

43 days

期刊介绍： Separation and Purification Technology is a premier journal committed to sharing innovative methods for separation and purification in chemical and environmental engineering, encompassing both homogeneous solutions and heterogeneous mixtures. Our scope includes the separation and/or purification of liquids, vapors, and gases, as well as carbon capture and separation techniques. However, it's important to note that methods solely intended for analytical purposes are not within the scope of the journal. Additionally, disciplines such as soil science, polymer science, and metallurgy fall outside the purview of Separation and Purification Technology. Join us in advancing the field of separation and purification methods for sustainable solutions in chemical and environmental engineering.