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Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review
The rising amount of persistent organic contaminants released into water reservoirs in the last years became a cause of concern for the industry, academy, and public administration, due to their bioaccumulation, mutagenicity, and photosynthesis reduction. Therefore, the search for processes that eff...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8387924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34450413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105719 |
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author | de Andrade, F.V. Augusti, R. de Lima, G.M. |
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description | The rising amount of persistent organic contaminants released into water reservoirs in the last years became a cause of concern for the industry, academy, and public administration, due to their bioaccumulation, mutagenicity, and photosynthesis reduction. Therefore, the search for processes that efficiently remove such contaminants became of primary importance. In this context, ultrasound (US) is one of the most promising and economically viable alternatives to degrade organic pollutants in varied environments. Whereas the use of other advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), such as Fenton and photocatalysis, has been widely reported for this purpose, only a few papers deal with ultrasound application as a possible AOP. In this review, a general overview of ultrasound is provided, covering the last twenty years. It includes fundamental aspects of ultrasound and applications, individually or combined with other AOPs, to deplete organic pollutants from various classes in an aqueous environment. Finally, the review concludes by indicating that additional research should be conducted worldwide to explore the full potential of ultrasound as a useful AOP. |
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spelling | pubmed-83879242021-08-31 Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review de Andrade, F.V. Augusti, R. de Lima, G.M. Ultrason Sonochem Review The rising amount of persistent organic contaminants released into water reservoirs in the last years became a cause of concern for the industry, academy, and public administration, due to their bioaccumulation, mutagenicity, and photosynthesis reduction. Therefore, the search for processes that efficiently remove such contaminants became of primary importance. In this context, ultrasound (US) is one of the most promising and economically viable alternatives to degrade organic pollutants in varied environments. Whereas the use of other advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), such as Fenton and photocatalysis, has been widely reported for this purpose, only a few papers deal with ultrasound application as a possible AOP. In this review, a general overview of ultrasound is provided, covering the last twenty years. It includes fundamental aspects of ultrasound and applications, individually or combined with other AOPs, to deplete organic pollutants from various classes in an aqueous environment. Finally, the review concludes by indicating that additional research should be conducted worldwide to explore the full potential of ultrasound as a useful AOP. Elsevier 2021-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8387924/ /pubmed/34450413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105719 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review de Andrade, F.V. Augusti, R. de Lima, G.M. Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review |
title | Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review |
title_full | Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review |
title_fullStr | Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review |
title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review |
title_short | Ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: A short review |
title_sort | ultrasound for the remediation of contaminated waters with persistent organic pollutants: a short review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8387924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34450413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105719 |
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