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Advanced and prospects in phenol wastewater treatment technologies: unveiling opportunities and trends

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Francisco Izaias da Silva Aires, Antônio Luthierre Gama Cavalcante, Dayana Nascimento Dari, Dayana Nascimento Dari, Isabelly Silveira Freitas, José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos Jessica Lopes da Silva, José Roberto de Matos Filho, Francisco Izaias da Silva Aires, Kaiany Moreira dos Santos, Paulo Gonçalves de Sousa, Viviane de Castro Bizerra, Kaiany Moreira dos Santos, Misael Bessa Sales, José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos Francisco Lucas de Souza Magalhães, Francisco Lucas de Souza Magalhães, Patrick da Silva Sousa, Francisco Simão Neto, Paulo Gonçalves de Sousa, Antônio Luthierre Gama Cavalcante, Érico Carlos de Castro, Érico Carlos de Castro, Rafael Leandro Fernandes Melo, José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos

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Researchers conducted a large-scale review of 20 years of scientific literature on phenol wastewater treatment, analyzing nearly 80,000 articles to map where research is heading. The study found that engineering, environmental science, and chemistry are driving progress, with future focus needed on reducing treatment costs and improving process stability.

Abstract This study aims to explore technological advances and prospects in phenol treatment by providing a detailed bibliometric survey of wastewater treatment applications, highlighting innovative advances in research. Using the Web of Science database, we identified 79,104 articles from 2003 to 2023, later refined to 1848. The keywords were used for the initial search: “phenol”, “wastewater”, “degradation”, “treatment” and “removal”. The bibliographic review details the occurrence of journals, authors, newspapers, countries, institutions, keywords, highly cited articles, and prominent predominant research fields. In particular, the field of “Engineering” was responsible for 32% of the published articles, followed by “Ecology of Environmental Sciences” (25%) and “Chemistry” (12%). In addition, a keyword analysis revealed five major groups of clusters that indicate where the research is progressing. This aspect is crucial for understanding the evolution and perspectives of research interests over time. Therefore, future research in the field should prioritize wastewater treatment and feedstock diversification. This focus is essential to address significant challenges, such as production costs, stability, and durability of treatment processes. Graphical Abstract

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