Advanced catalytic oxidation coupled to biological systems to treat pesticide-contaminated water: A review on technological trends and future challenges

This article had the one and only objective of consolidating the couplings of advanced oxidation processes and biological in the decontamination of wastewater with pesticide content reported in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, through a critical analysis of which have been the most used, what methodologies have been implemented to develop them, identify the objectives of each work, determine the success of the research and where the main niches of knowledge are, which can lead to the generation of new scientific knowledge as well as future trends. A co-occurrence analysis was carried out through the VOSViewer software, to determine the most associated key words with the treatment configurations described above. Fenton and Photo-Fenton processes, heterogeneous photocatalysis TiO2/UV, electrocatalysis, ozonization and a particular case of hydrodynamic-ozone cavitation as main advanced oxidation processes, together with advanced biological processes such as SBR, MBR, MBBR; biodegradability and toxicity tests with bacterial strains and surface wetlands, whose treatment philosophy is activated sludge. The main future trends are the reuse of treated wastewater, the analysis and control of costs towards the efficient use of resources and the primary study of the byproducts generated in advanced oxidation to improve the efficiencies in the coupling.

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This article critically analyzes the consolidation of advanced oxidation processes and biological techniques in wastewater treatment, identifying main research methodologies and future trends.