Development of Pharmaceutical VOCs Elimination by Catalytic Processes in China
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College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Qingdao International Academician Park Research Institute, Qingdao 266000, China
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Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 668; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060668
Received: 26 May 2020 / Revised: 8 June 2020 / Accepted: 9 June 2020 / Published: 13 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Heterogeneous Catalysis and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) for Environmental Protection (VOCs Oxidation, Air and Water Purification))
As a byproduct of emerging as one of the world’s key producers of pharmaceuticals, China is now challenged by the emission of harmful pharmaceutical VOCs. In this review, the catalogue and volume of VOCs emitted by the pharmaceutical industry in China was introduced. The commonly used VOC removal processes and technologies was recommended by some typical examples. The progress of catalytic combustion, photocatalytic oxidation, non-thermal plasma, and electron beam treatment were presented, especially the development of catalysts. The advantages and shortages of these technologies in recent years were discussed and analyzed. Lastly, the development of VOCs elimination technologies and the most promising technology were discussed.
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Zhou, L.; Ma, C.; Horlyck, J.; Liu, R.; Yun, J. Development of Pharmaceutical VOCs Elimination by Catalytic Processes in China. Catalysts 2020, 10, 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060668
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Zhou L, Ma C, Horlyck J, Liu R, Yun J. Development of Pharmaceutical VOCs Elimination by Catalytic Processes in China. Catalysts. 2020; 10(6):668. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060668
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Lilong; Ma, Chen; Horlyck, Jonathan; Liu, Runjing; Yun, Jimmy. 2020. "Development of Pharmaceutical VOCs Elimination by Catalytic Processes in China" Catalysts 10, no. 6: 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060668
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