Author:
da Silva Aires Francisco Izaias,Dari Dayana Nascimento,Freitas Isabelly Silveira,da Silva Jessica Lopes,de Matos Filho José Roberto,dos Santos Kaiany Moreira,de Castro Bizerra Viviane,Sales Misael Bessa,de Souza Magalhães Francisco Lucas,da Silva Sousa Patrick,Neto Francisco Simão,de Sousa Junior Paulo Gonçalves,Cavalcante Antônio Luthierre Gama,de Castro Érico Carlos,Melo Rafael Leandro Fernandes,dos Santos José Cleiton Sousa
Abstract
AbstractThis 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.
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Funder
Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino Superior
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC