TY  - JOUR
AB  - Phthalates are well-known emerging contaminants that harm human health and the environment. Therefore, this review aims to discuss about the occurrence, fate, and phthalates concentration in the various environmental matrices (e.g., aquatic, sediment, soil, and sewage sludge). Hence, it is necessary to treat sources containing phthalates before discharging them to aqueous environment. Various advanced wastewater treatments including adsorption process (e.g., biochar, activated carbon), advanced oxidation processes (e.g., photo-fenton, ozonation, photocatalysis), and biological treatment (membrane bioreactor) have been successfully to address this issue with high removal efficiencies (70-95%). Also, the degradation mechanism was discussed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the phthalate removal for the reader. Additionally, key factors that influenced the phthalates removal efficiency of these technologies were identified and summarized with a view towards pilot-scale and industrial applications.
AU  - Tuan Tran, H
AU  - Lin, C
AU  - Bui, X-T
AU  - Ky Nguyen, M
AU  - Dan Thanh Cao, N
AU  - Mukhtar, H
AU  - Giang Hoang, H
AU  - Varjani, S
AU  - Hao Ngo, H
AU  - Nghiem, LD
DA  - 2022/01/01
DO  - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126249
JO  - Bioresour Technol
PB  - ELSEVIER SCI LTD
PY  - 2022/01/01
SP  - 126249
TI  - Phthalates in the environment: characteristics, fate and transport, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
VL  - 344
Y1  - 2022/01/01
Y2  - 2026/07/23
ER  -