A review of wastewater containing detergents: characteristics and treatment methods

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1 Environmental Group, Department of Energy, Materials and Energy Research Center, Meshkin Dasht, Karaj, Iran

2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Detergent is one of the main environmental pollutants which can penetrate into wastewater treatment plants and negatively affect their performance. Detergents have a direct and indirect effect on human health and other living organisms. For this reason, their effects need to be managed and controlled. Wastewater containing detergents is a renewable resource that can be recycled and reused. The treatment of this type of wastewater is very challenging due to its complex composition, the large volume of discharge into the environment caused by the increase in the use of detergents with the increase in the global population. In this article, the types of synthetic surfactants and their effects on human health and the environment, the characteristics of wastewater containing detergents considering the source of production, the methods of wastewater treatment containing surfactants and the studies conducted in this regard have been reviewed. In the following, the economic review of wastewater treatment containing detergents and the challenges and future perspectives of wastewater treatment processes containing surfactants are stated.

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Journal of Water and Wastewater Science and Engineering

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 19 August 2023

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  • Receive Date: 05 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 12 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 19 August 2023

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