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Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment: State of the Art

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The protection and conservation of natural resources is one of the main priorities of modern society. Water is perhaps our most valuable resource, and thus should be recycled. Many of the current recycling techniques for polluted water only concentrate the pollutant without degrading it or eliminating it. In this sense, advanced oxidation processes are possibly one of the most effective methods for the treatment of wastewater containing organic products (effluents from chemical and agrochemical industries, the textile industry, paints, dyes, etc.). More conventional techniques cannot be used to treat such compounds because of their high chemical stability and/or low biodegradability. This article describes, classifies, and analyzes different types of advanced oxidation processes and their application to the treatment of polluted wastewater.

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    J. M. Poyatos, E. Hontoria & F. Osorio

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Almería, 04120, Spain

    M. M. Muñio

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain

    M. C. Almecija

  4. EMUASA (Murcia Water Works), Murcia, Spain

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Poyatos, J.M., Muñio, M.M., Almecija, M.C. et al. Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment: State of the Art. Water Air Soil Pollut 205, 187–204 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0065-1

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