Recent advances in aqueous virus removal technologies

The COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a massive research, but still urgent detection and treatment of this virus seems a public concern. The spread of viruses in aqueous environments underlined efficient virus treatment processes as a hot challenge. This review critically and comprehensively enables identifying and classifying advanced biochemical, membrane-based and disinfection processes for effective treatment of virus-contaminated water and wastewater. Understanding the functions of individual and combined/multi-stage processes in terms of manufacturing and economical parameters makes this contribution a different story from available review papers. Moreover, this review discusses challenges of combining biochemical, membrane and disinfection processes for synergistic treatment of viruses in order to reduce the dissemination of waterborne diseases. Certainly, the combination technologies are proactive in minimizing and restraining the outbreaks of the virus. It emphasizes the importance of health authorities to confront the outbreaks of unknown viruses in the future.

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The COVID-19 outbreak has spurred extensive research on the detection and treatment of the virus, which remains a public concern. Efficient treatment of viruses in aqueous environments is a key challenge, and this review critically examines and classifies advanced biochemical, membrane-based, and disinfection processes for effective virus treatment in water and wastewater. The review also discusses the challenges and importance of combining these processes to reduce the spread of waterborne diseases.