IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Membrane Technology for Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewaters: A Novel Approach

Membrane Technology for Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewaters: A Novel Approach
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Saritha Vara (GITAM University (Deemed), India), Madhavi Konni (Vignan's Institute of Engineering For Women, India)and Manoj Kumar Karnena (GITAM University (Deemed), India)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 29
Source title: Handbook of Research on Resource Management for Pollution and Waste Treatment
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Augustine Chioma Affam (University College of Technology Sarawak, Malaysia)and Ezerie Henry Ezechi (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0369-0.ch021

Purchase

View Membrane Technology for Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewaters: A Novel Approach on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

It is estimated 90% of the available water resources will be expended in 15 years and by 2025, nearly 60% of the world population will have scarcity of water if the rate of consumption continues at its present level. The mounting use of pharmaceuticals, with enhanced production, have driven these industrial effluents into so-called emerging pollutants that have become a new environmental problem. Pharmaceutical wastewater, specifically categorized by complex components, are ending up polluting natural water bodies, making it necessary to remove such substances from the wastewaters to prevent harm to the natural environment. Amid options available for treating these effluents, biological processes are cost-effective and environmentally safe alternatives to chemical methods. One of the recent advances includes use of membrane technology. Among these, membrane bioreactor and reverse osmosis technologies are becoming advanced and promising options for wastewater treatment, and reuse at a reduced price is making it economically feasible.

Related Content

Suchismita Satapathy. © 2026. 16 pages.
P. Selvakumar, Nikitha Sreekanthaswamy, Anubhav, Santosh Kumar Nathsharma, Satyajit M. Deshmukh, A. Revathi, T. C. Manjunath. © 2026. 30 pages.
Himadri Sekhar Das, Sudipta Banerjee, Heranmoy Maity, Gourisankar Roymahapatra. © 2026. 38 pages.
Krishna Kumar, Gulshan Kumar. © 2026. 32 pages.
Amit Kumar Dutta. © 2026. 26 pages.
P. Selvakumar, Ritu Dahiya, P. Selvam, G. Shajitha, T. C. Manjunath, Santosh Kumar Nathsharma, Mohit Sharma. © 2026. 30 pages.
Prachi Saxena, C. Dogra. © 2026. 38 pages.
Body Bottom