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Effluents generated from the pharmaceutical industry contain organic and inorganic contaminants that create potential threats to human health and the environment. Pharmaceuticals cannot be effectively removed by conventional wastewater treatment plants owing to the complex composition, high concentration of organic contaminants, high salinity, and biological toxicity of pharmaceutical wastewater. This book provides an overview of the production and environmental impacts of pharmaceutical compounds and their advanced treatment methods, with a focus on advanced materials used for removing pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater. Provides an overview of the current state of advanced research and applications of materials for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment Discusses various adsorbents, photocatalysts, and electrodes, with a special focus on carbon materials Covers advanced material synthesis and fabrication Features case studies and chapters that are fully application-oriented This book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in materials science and engineering, environmental science and engineering, chemical engineering, and water treatment who are seeking to develop and implement advanced technologies for waste minimization and mitigation. Pharmaceuticals: Types and Production Pharmaceutical Residues: Environmental Impacts, Guidelines, and Remediation in Various Environmental Matrices Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Adsorbents for Pharmaceutical Removal Magnetic Adsorbents for the Removal of Pharmaceutical Contaminants Layered Double Hydroxide Adsorbents for Pharmaceutical Removal Carbon Materials as Adsorbents and Catalysts Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH)-Based Materials Applied in Advanced Photocatalytic Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals Transition Metal Carbide and Nitride (MXene)-Based Photocatalysts for Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Photocatalysts for Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Polymer-Based Photocatalysts for Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Carbon Electrodes for Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Metallic Electrodes for Pharmaceutical Removal: Electrocoagulation and Electrooxidation Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes for Pharmaceutical Removal