Zeynep Mine Şenol , Noureddine El Messaoudi , Youssef Miyah , Jordana Georgin , Dison Stracke Pfingsten Franco , Emine Sena Kazan-Kaya , Zeynep Ciğeroğlu , Amane Jada
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Abstract
This review article critically evaluates recent developments in removing thorium (Th) ions from wastewater and discusses future perspectives. Moreover, it is imperative to develop effective and sustainable techniques for removing Th due to the significant environmental and health risks its contamination produces. This review is done to understand the recent technologies and strategies developed for the removal of Th ions from wastewater and to evaluate their efficiency, feasibility, and environmental friendliness. Removal of Th ions from wastewater is an urgent issue due to the radiotoxicity and chemical toxicity of Th. This review may facilitate a broad understanding of the advances in various methods used for the removal of thorium ions through adsorption, ion exchange, membrane technologies, and bioremediation. Again, the article tries to spotlight the problems or gray areas associated with the different techniques developed so far, thereby suggesting scopes for future research and improvement. It is hoped that this review can successfully guide the development of new and more powerful approaches to mitigating Th contamination in wastewater by synthesizing leading-edge research findings and advances for better environmental protection and public health safety. It is of critical importance to protect the environment and human health from the toxic effects of radioactive thorium mixed into life-threatening wastewater. Because a clean environment means a more livable world left to future generations.
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The Journal of Water Process Engineering aims to publish refereed, high-quality research papers with significant novelty and impact in all areas of the engineering of water and wastewater processing . Papers on advanced and novel treatment processes and technologies are particularly welcome. The Journal considers papers in areas such as nanotechnology and biotechnology applications in water, novel oxidation and separation processes, membrane processes (except those for desalination) , catalytic processes for the removal of water contaminants, sustainable processes, water reuse and recycling, water use and wastewater minimization, integrated/hybrid technology, process modeling of water treatment and novel treatment processes. Submissions on the subject of adsorbents, including standard measurements of adsorption kinetics and equilibrium will only be considered if there is a genuine case for novelty and contribution, for example highly novel, sustainable adsorbents and their use: papers on activated carbon-type materials derived from natural matter, or surfactant-modified clays and related minerals, would not fulfil this criterion. The Journal particularly welcomes contributions involving environmentally, economically and socially sustainable technology for water treatment, including those which are energy-efficient, with minimal or no chemical consumption, and capable of water recycling and reuse that minimizes the direct disposal of wastewater to the aquatic environment. Papers that describe novel ideas for solving issues related to water quality and availability are also welcome, as are those that show the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. The Journal will consider papers dealing with processes for various water matrices including drinking water (except desalination), domestic, urban and industrial wastewaters, in addition to their residues. It is expected that the journal will be of particular relevance to chemical and process engineers working in the field. The Journal welcomes Full Text papers, Short Communications, State-of-the-Art Reviews and Letters to Editors and Case Studies