Table 3.

Removing micropollutants in various wastewater treatments by RO/NF.

Technology	Removal micropollutants	Type of micropollutants	Description	Refs.
RO	45-98%	Gemfibrozil, Ketoprofen, Carbamazepine, Diclofenac, Mefenamic acid, Acetaminophen, Sulfamethoxazole, Propyphenazone, Hydrochlorothiazide, Metoprolol, Sotalol, Glibenclamide	•Polyamide Thin Film Composite •Spiral Wound •Type of sewage: groundwater	(Radjenović et al., 2008)
NF/RO	82-100%	Acetaminophen, Alachlor (Lasso), Atraton, Bisphenol A, Caffeine, Carbadox, Carbamazepine, DEET, Diethylstilbestero, Equilin, 17_-Estradiol, 17_-Estradiol, Estriol, Estrone, 17-Ethynyl Estradiol, Gemfibrozil, Metolachlor, Oxybenzone, Sulfachloropyridazine, Sulfamerazine, Sulfamethizole, Sulfamethoxazole	•Polyamide Thin Film Composite •Flat sheet •Type of sewage: lake water	(Comerton et al., 2008)
RO	25-95%	N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), Nnitrosomethylethylamine (NMEA), Nnitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR), N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), N-nitrosopiperidine (NPIR), Nnitrosomorpholine (NMOR), N-nitrosodipropylamine (NDPA), Caffeine, Simazine, Atrazine, Primidone, Meprobamate, Triamterene, Tris(2- chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP), Trimethoprim, Nnitrosodi-n-butylamine (NDBA), N,N-Diethyl-metatoluamide (DEET), Bisphenol A, Diuron, Carbamazepine, Linuron, Diazepam, Triclocarban, Clozapine, Omeprazole, Hydroxyzine, Paracetamo, buprofen, Naproxen, Gemfibrozil, Dilantin, Sulfamethoxazole, Ketoprofen. Triclosan, Diclofenac, Enalapril, Simvastatin hydroxy acid, Atenolol, Amitriptyline, Fluoxetine, Verapamil	•Cellulose Triacetate Thin Film Composite •Hollow Fibre •Type of sewage: Synthetic wastewater	(Fujioka et al., 2015)
NF/RO	87-99%	Acetaminophen, Bisphenol A, Caffeine, Carbamazepine, Cotinine, Ethinyl Estradiol-17α, Gemfibrozil, Ibuprofen, Progesterone, Sulfamethoxazole, Triclosan, Trimethoprim	•Polyamide Thin Film Composite •Flat Sheet •Type of sewage: Synthetic wastewater	(Huang et al., 2011)
RO	57-91%	2-Naphthol, 4-Phenylphenol, Phenacetine, Caffeine, NAC standard, Primidone, Bisphenol A, Isopropylantipyrine, Carbamazepine, Sulfamethoxazole, 17-Estradiol	•Polyamide Thin Film Composite •Flat Sheet •Type of sewage: Synthetic wastewater	(Kimura et al., 2004)
RO	0-85%	2-Naphthol, 4-Phenylphenol, Phenacetine, Caffeine, NAC standard, Primidone, Bisphenol A, Isopropylantipyrine, Carbamazepine, Sulfamethoxazole, 17-Estradiol	•Cellulose Acetate Thin Film Composite •Flat Sheet •Type of sewage: Synthetic wastewater	(Kimura et al., 2004)
RO	76.5	N-nitrosodimethylamine	•Polyamide Thin Film Composite •Flat Sheet •Type of sewage: Synthetic wastewater	(Croll et al., 2019)