Sensor Methods for the Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Industrial Wastewater

Authors Gajendra Kumar Gaurav1, Ashutosh Kumar2, Amit K. Thakur3, Rahul Kumar3
Affiliations

1School of Physics and Electronic Information Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, China

2Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 110016 New Delhi, India

3Department of Chemical Engineering, Energy Cluster, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248007 Uttarakhand, India

Е-mail akthakur@ddn.upes.ac.in
Issue Volume 14, Year 2022, Number 6
Dates Received 03 October 2022; revised manuscript received 21 December 2022; published online 27 December 2022
Citation Gajendra Kumar Gaurav, Ashutosh Kumar, Amit K. Thakur, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 14 No 6, 06026 (2022)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.14(6).06026
PACS Number(s) 88.20.dt, 88.30.rj
Keywords PAHs, Industrial wastewater, Sensor method, Performance evaluation.
Annotation

The adverse effects of industrial wastewater are well-known for deteriorating the quality of life through producing and releasing hazardous pollutants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into the water bodies. This review describes different sensing approaches for detecting and monitoring PAHs (such as phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, acenaphthene, chrysene, pyrene, and perylene) in industrial wastewater. Sensor methods are the most feasible and widely accepted approach for detecting and analysing PAHs in industrial wastewater. The sensor's performance is compared to alternative methods such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography & mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The relative performance of different sensor-based detection methodologies is evaluated in essential quality assurance. Also, it highlights current limitations and future developments in the methodological approaches for their detection.

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