Research progress on removal of endocrine disruptors by reverse osmosis
Membrane separation technology is an effective technology to remove new pollutants in water environment.Reverse osmosis(RO)process shows a good application prospect in the removal of EDCs in different types of water bodies and different concentrations.The development of new reverse osmosis mem-brane solves the limitations of EDCs membrane treatment technology and expands the application scope of reverse osmosis removal of EDCs.Based on this,the author reviewed the latest research progress of EDCs reverse osmosis removal technology in water environment,compared and analyzed the properties of differ-ent reverse osmosis membranes and the optimization of process parameters to improve the removal efficien-cy of EDCs,summarized the potential demand for membrane modification and process improvement suit-able for efficient removal of EDCs in water bodies,and prospected the development trend of enhanced degradation of endocrine disruptor residues by reverse osmosis technology.In view of the new problems such as the cost of membrane technology,further research on membrane technology is suggested.