title: Technologies for the removal of phenol from fluid streams: a short review of recent developments.
abstract: The available technologies for the abatement of phenol from water and gaseous streams are briefly reviewed, and the recent advancements summarized. Separation technologies such as distillation, liquid-liquid extraction with different solvents, adsorption over activated carbons and polymeric and inorganic adsorbents, membrane pervaporation and membrane-solvent extraction, have been discussed. Destruction technologies such as non-catalytic, supercritical and catalytic wet air oxidation, ozonation, non-catalytic, catalytic and enzymatic peroxide wet oxidation, electrochemical and photocatalytic oxidation, supercritical wet gasification, destruction with electron discharges as well as biochemical treatments have been considered. As for the abatement of phenol from gases, condensation, absorption in liquids, adsorption on solids, membrane separation, thermal, catalytic, photocatalytic and biological oxidation have also been considered. The experimental conditions and the performances of the different techniques have been compared.
authors.affiliation: Consorzio Interdipartimentale di Monitoraggio Ambientale, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Genova, via Cadorna 7, I-17100 Savona, Italy. Guido.Busca@unige.it
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Busca
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berardinelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Resini
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arrighi
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002384:Catalysis; D006262:Health; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D007221:Industry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012997:Solvents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D010636:Phenols; D012997:Solvents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical