Ozonation

Blockers
Atenolol 100 [1]
Metoprolol 90 [2]
Propranolol 100 [3]
NSAIDs
Acetaminophen
Diclofenac 100 [4]
Ibuprofen 88 [5]
Ketoprofen 100 [6]
Naproxen 99 [7, 8]
Mefanamic acid 80 [9]
Salicylic acid 80 [10]
Anticonvulsant and lipid
regulator
Carbamazepine 100 [7]
Bezafibrate 95 [11]
Clofibric acid 92 [5]
Gemifibrozil 99 [12, 13]
Antibiotics
Sulfamethoxazole 88 [14]
Trimethoprim 100 [15]
Erythromycin 92 [8]
Tetracycline 100 [16]
Nervous stimulant
Caffeine 96 [17]
Personal care products
Tonalide 97 [18]
Galaxolide 80 [18]
Triclosan 99 [19]
DEET 100 [20]
Steroid hormones
Bisphenol A 100 [21]
Estrone (E1) 99 [22]
Estradiol(E2) 99 [22]
Estriol (E3) 98 [22]
17Ethynylestradiol (EE2) 99 [23]
Industrial chemicals
Nonylphenol 47 [24, 25]
Octylphenol 60 [25]
Pesticides
Atrazine 100 [26]
Diuron 100 [27]

Fenton , photo-Fenton &

electro Fenton
Blockers
Atenolol 95 [28]
Metoprolol 100 [29]
Propranolol 100 [30]
Sotalol 100 [29]
NSAIDs
Acetaminophen 90 [31]
Diclofenac 100 [32]
Ibuprofen 100 [33]
Ketoprofen 90 [34]
Naproxen 90 [35]
Mefanamic acid 100 [29]
Salicylic acid 96 [36]
Anticonvulsant and lipid
regulator
Carbamazepine 100 [29]
Bezafibrate 97 [29]
Clofibric acid 100 [37]
Gemifibrozil 100 [29]
Antibiotics
Sulfamethoxazole 100 [38]
Trimethoprim 100 [29]
Amoxicillin 100 [39]
Ofloxacin 99 [40]
Erythromycin 100 [41]
Tetracycline 100 [42]
Nervous stimulant
Caffeine 100 [40]
Personal care products
Triclosan 99 [19]
Steroid hormones
Bisphenol A 100 [43]
Estrone (E1) 98.4 [44]
Estradiol(E2) 100 [45]
Estriol (E3) 99 [46]
17Ethynylestradiol (EE2) 99 [45]
Industrial chemicals
Nonylphenol 100 [47]
Photocatalysis
Blockers
Atenolol 100 [48]
Metoprolol 100 [49]
Propranolol 100 [50]
NSAIDs
Paracetamol 100 [51]
Diclofenac 100 [52]
Ibuprofen 99 [53]
Ketoprofen 100 [54]
Naproxen 40 [55]
Mefanamic acid >60 [56]
Salicylic acid 77 [57]
Anticonvulsant and lipid
regulator
Carbamazepine 100 [58]
Bezafibrate 100 [59]
Clofibric acid 99 [60]
Gemifibrozil 99 [61]
Antibiotics
Sulfamethoxazole 100 [62]
Trimethoprim 96 [63]
Ciprofloxacin 100% [64]
Amoxicillin 85 [65]
Ofloxacin 100 [66]
Erythromycin
Tetracycline 87 [67]
Nervous stimulant
Caffeine 100 [68]
Personal care products
Tonalide
Galaxolide
Triclosan 99 [69]
DEET
Steroid hormones
Progesterone 100 [70]
Bisphenol A 100 [71]
Estrone (E1) 100 [72]
Estradiol(E2) 99 [61]
Estriol (E3) 100 [71]
17Ethynylestradiol (EE2) 100 [72]
Industrial chemicals
Nonylphenol 100 [73]
Octylphenol 90 [74]
Pesticides
Atrazine 100 [75]
Diuron 100 [76]
Electro-oxidation

NSAIDs
Paracetamol 100 [77]
Salicylic acid
Acetaminophen 26 [78]
Diclofenac 98 [79]
Diclofenac 72 [79]
Ibuprofen 87.5 [80]
Ibuprofen 95 [80]
Ketoprofen 100 [81]
Ketoprofen 100 [81]
Anticonvulsant and lipid
regulator
Clofibric acid 35 [82]
Clofibric acid 98 [82]
Antibiotics
Sulfamethoxazole 60 [83]
Sulfamethoxazole 90 [83]
Enrofloxacin 83 [84]
Erythromycin
Tetracycline 5 [85]
Steroid hormones
Estradiol(E2) 94 [86]
17Ethynylestradiol (EE2) 79 [87]

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Photo assisted Processes Advantages Disadvantages Reference

UV/O3

UV/H2O2

Photo Fenton

TiO2/UV/O3

UV/H2O2/O3

UV/TiO2/Fe(III)/H2O2 [19]