A scientific lecture during the Cultural Season highlights industrial pollutants resistant to treatment
As part of the Cultural Season activities at the Environmental Research Center, Dr.Mukheled Amer Hussien Head of the Environmental Pollution Department, delivered a scientific lecture entitled “Refractory Pollutants for Conventional Treatment Methods: Polyethylene Glycol-A Case Study.” He discussed the environmental challenges associated with industrial water and the pollutants it contains that are difficult to treat using conventional biological treatment methods.
The lecturer emphasized that “industrial water poses a real threat to the aquatic environment, given its content of pollutants resistant to biological treatment, which is one of the most common methods for wastewater treatment.” He pointed out that among the most prominent of these pollutants is polyethylene glycol (PEG), which is used in many industries such as pharmaceuticals, detergents, oils, and cosmetics, making it common in industrial wastewater.
The lecture reviewed the importance of utilizing modern technologies such as advanced oxidation, which has proven effective in treating this substance and converting it into short-chain acids of industrial value that can be utilized or further biologically treated.
The lecture concluded with a discussion panel that enriched the topic with a number of constructive scientific interventions, amidst a remarkable academic presence.
