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Garcia-Muñoz P.AuthorQuintana-Terriza J.AuthorEspiñeira P.s.AuthorRodríguez-Chueca J.Author

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July 31, 2025
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Emerging wastewater disinfection technologies

Publicated to: Municipal Wastewater Treatment Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment. 427-466 - 2025-01-01 (), DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-24826-9.00013-9

Authors:

García-Muñoz P; Quintana-Terriza J; Arabbaseri N; Espiñeira PS; Gaye C; Rodríguez-Chueca J
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Affiliations

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author

Abstract

The increase in the world's population entails an increase in the consumption of water resources, the rise in the generation of wastewater, and the overall worsening of water quality. In this sense, the disinfection of wastewater allows, on the one hand, to improve its quality for discharge into the hydraulic public domain, but also the possibility of its reuse for other human uses. However, conventional disinfection technologies such as chlorination or ozonation have certain limitations that make them less suitable for wastewater disinfection, such as the generation of disinfection by-products as a result of the reaction with organic matter. In this regard, technologies such as advanced oxidation processes, heterogeneous photocatalysis, carbonaceous catalysts, or plasma technology are presented as alternatives. Some of these technologies still require more years of development, but others are almost present and begin to be implemented on a real scale. This chapter aims to address the fundamentals of these technologies, as well as to review the state of the art and their level of development and implementation.
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Keywords

Advanced oxidation processesCarbonaceous materialsDisinfectionHeterogeneous photocatalysisPlasma

Quality index

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 2 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/95387/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 12
  • Downloads: 1
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GARCIA MUŃOZ, PATRICIA) and Last Author (RODRIGUEZ CHUECA, JORGE JESUS).

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Project objectives

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo principal abordar las tecnologías emergentes para la desinfección de aguas residuales. Se pretende analizar el aumento en el consumo de recursos hídricos y la generación de aguas residuales asociado al crecimiento poblacional. Evaluar las limitaciones de las tecnologías convencionales de desinfección, como la cloración y ozonación, especialmente en la generación de subproductos. Caracterizar tecnologías alternativas como procesos avanzados de oxidación, fotocatálisis heterogénea, catalizadores carbonáceos y tecnología de plasma. Revisar el estado del arte, el nivel de desarrollo y la implementación real de estas tecnologías en el tratamiento de aguas residuales.
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Most relevant results

El estudio aborda el creciente desafío de la desinfección de aguas residuales ante el aumento poblacional y la demanda hídrica. Los resultados más relevantes incluyen: la identificación de limitaciones en tecnologías convencionales como la cloración y ozonización debido a la formación de subproductos de desinfección; la presentación de procesos de oxidación avanzada y fotocatálisis heterogénea como alternativas prometedoras; la evaluación del uso de catalizadores carbonáceos y tecnología de plasma en la desinfección; y la constatación de que algunas tecnologías emergentes están próximas a su implementación a escala real, mientras que otras requieren mayor desarrollo. Este análisis proporciona un panorama actualizado del estado del arte y la aplicabilidad de estas tecnologías.
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