Degradation of steroid hormone micropollutant in a electrochemical membrane reactor using a poly (ether sulfone) ultrafiltration membrane coated with carbon nanotubes
- Steroid hormones (SHs) are a rising concern due to their high bioactivity, ubiquitous nature, and prolonged existence as a micropollutants in water, they pose a potential risk to both human health and the environment, even at low concentrations. Estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone are the three important types of steroids essential for human development and maintaining multiorgan balance,Steroid hormones (SHs) are a rising concern due to their high bioactivity, ubiquitous nature, and prolonged existence as a micropollutants in water, they pose a potential risk to both human health and the environment, even at low concentrations. Estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone are the three important types of steroids essential for human development and maintaining multiorgan balance, are focus to this concern. These steroid hormones originate
from various sources, including human and livestock excretions, veterinary medications, agricultural runoff, and pharmaceuticals, contributing to their presence in the environment. According to the recommendation of WHO, the guidance value for estradiol (E2) is 1 ng/L. There are several methods been attempted to remove the SH micropollutant by conventional water and wastewater technologies which are still under research. Among the various methods, electrochemical membrane reactor (EMR) is one of the emerging technologies that can address the challenge of insufficient SHs removal from the aquatic environment by conventional treatment. The degradation of SHs can be significantly influenced by various factors when treated with EMR.
In this project, the removal of SH and the important mechanism for the removal using carbon nanotube CNT-EMR is studied and the efficiency of CNT-EMR in treating the SH micropollutant is identified. By varying different parameters this experiment is carried out with the (PES-CNTs) ultrafiltration membrane. The study is carried out depending upon the SH removal based on the limiting factor such as cell voltage, flux, temperature, concentration, and type of the SH.…
Document Type: | Master's Thesis |
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Zitierlink: | https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/8551 | Bibliografische Angaben |
Title (English): | Degradation of steroid hormone micropollutant in a electrochemical membrane reactor using a poly (ether sulfone) ultrafiltration membrane coated with carbon nanotubes |
Author: | Mohammed Basith Abdul Khader Basheer Ahamed |
Advisor: | Melanie Broszat, Andrea Iris Schäfer, Siqi Liu |
Year of Publication: | 2024 |
Granting Institution: | Hochschule Offenburg |
Place of publication: | Offenburg |
Publisher: | Hochschule Offenburg |
Page Number: | 63 |
Language: | English | Inhaltliche Informationen |
Institutes: | Fakultät Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik (M+V) |
Collections of the Offenburg University: | Abschlussarbeiten / Master-Studiengänge / MPE |
DDC classes: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 500 Naturwissenschaften |
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 660 Technische Chemie | |
GND Keyword: | Steroidhormon; Ultrafiltration |
Tag: | Carbon nanotube membran; Electrochemical membrane; Electrochemical membrane reactor; Steroid hormone micropollutant; Water treatment | Formale Angaben |
Open Access: | Closed |
Licence (German): | ![]() |