The immoderate amount of phenol found in the water reservoir, i.e., river and municipal drain, has served as one major contributor to the scarcity of potable water worldwide. Many conventional methods have been applied to tackle polluted phenol water but suffer from various drawbacks. Special attention has been given to the photocatalytic membrane due to its ability to degrade phenol and sieving, a 2-in-1 function. Hence, this extensive report reviewed the extant trends in phenol removal such as distillation, adsorption, biodegradation, chemical oxidation, electrochemical oxidation, enzymatic treatment, and membrane technology. The in-depth discussion concerning the utilization of membrane as photocatalyst support media is also conferred, which could be the trendsetter in several years to come.

在水库（即河流和市政排水渠）中发现的苯酚含量不高，是导致全球饮用水短缺的主要原因之一。已经应用了许多常规方法来处理污染的苯酚水，但是存在各种缺点。由于其具有降解苯酚和过筛（二合一功能）的能力，因此对光催化膜给予了特别关注。因此，这份详尽的报告回顾了苯酚去除的现有趋势，例如蒸馏，吸附，生物降解，化学氧化，电化学氧化，酶处理和膜技术。还提出了关于利用膜作为光催化剂载体的深入讨论，这可能是未来几年的趋势。