期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 23, 期 12, 页码 11549-11567出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6357-2
关键词
Bisphenol A; Occurrences; Effects; Water treatment plant; Membrane technology; Surface modification
资金
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) [R.J30000.7809.4 L810, 203/PKT/6720006]
- MOHE
Massive utilization of bisphenol A (BPA) in the industrial production of polycarbonate plastics has led to the occurrence of this compound (at mu g/L to ng/L level) in the water treatment plant. Nowadays, the presence of BPA in drinking water sources is a major concern among society because BPA is one of the endocrine disruption compounds (EDCs) that can cause hazard to human health even at extremely low concentration level. Parallel to these issues, membrane technology has emerged as the most feasible treatment process to eliminate this recalcitrant contaminant via physical separation mechanism. This paper reviews the occurrences and effects of BPA toward living organisms as well as the application of membrane technology for their removal in water treatment plant. The potential applications of using polymeric membranes for BPA removal are also discussed. Literature revealed that modifying membrane surface using blending approach is the simple yet effective method to improve membrane properties with respect to BPA removal without compromising water permeability. The regeneration process helps in maintaining the performances of membrane at desired level. The application of large-scale membrane process in treatment plant shows the feasibility of the technology for removing BPA and possible future prospect in water treatment process.
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