ADSORBENT MATERIALS FOR EMERGING CONTAMINANT (TETRACYCLINE) REMOVAL

Water pollution is a serious environmental problem caused by activities. A group of pollutants that are not controlled in the environment but cause harmful effects on ecosystem known as emerging pollutants. One these groups detected water bodies pharmaceutical compounds. main problems compounds pollutant bacterial resistance. family antibiotics frequently used. Due to their poor absorption they released into through feces and urine active ingredients. Wastewater treatment consists three stages: primary, secondary, tertiary treatment. Tertiary employs methods such reverse osmosis, oxidation-reduction, ultraviolet irradiation, adsorption. Adsorption used because it simple effective. For choice an effective adsorbent material, surface area, porosity, adsorption capacity, mechanical stability, factors profitability, regeneration, sustainability, selectivity considered. In present review, adsorbents commonly contaminated with were analyzed. The have been classified general way metallic materials, polymers, ceramics, composites, materials based biomass.