The selectivity of electron acceptors for the removal of caffeine, gliclazide, and prazosin in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

• Main Authors: Azizan, Nur Alyaa Zahida, Kamyab, Hesam, Yuzir, Ali, Abdullah, Norhayati, Vasseghian, Yasser, Ali, Ismat H., Elboughdiri, Noureddine, Sohrabi, Mohsen
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103186/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134828
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This study attempts to investigate the relationship between the dominance of reducing conditions and the biotransformation of pharmaceutical compounds, which has been scarcely reported in a continuous anaerobic treatment process. Previous batch experiments have discovered the possible implications o...