Removal of micropollutants through bio-based materials as a transition to circular bioeconomy: Treatment processes involved, perspectives and bottlenecks.

Environ Res

Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India. Electronic address:

Published: November 2022

The recent increase in micropollutant levels in water bodies is a growing concern globally. The generation of new materials and techniques for wastewater treatment often involves the release of hazardous wastes and the utilization of energy related to it. This can be resolved by the synthesis of bio-based materials through the use of already released wastes and naturally occurring components, adding their value as reusable resources. These bio-based materials find wide applications for micropollutant elimination and energy tapping due to the presence of various functional groups, large surface area, high stability, and reusability. The processes involved in micropollutant elimination through biomaterials generally include adsorption and degradation. These treatment processes are suggested to depend on various operational parameters like pH, temperature, dose, reaction time, presence of other contaminants, ions, etc. in the system, which may influence the process efficiency. Understanding the potential of bio-based materials many steps can be taken towards its large-scale application to upgrade wastewater treatment plants for micropollutant elimination. Furthermore, the recent advances of bio-based materials in energy storage and conversion have widened its scope for implementation in a circular bioeconomy. The bottlenecks towards such a transition and future recommendations are also presented and discussed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114150DOI Listing

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