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Item Evaluación de tecnologías emergentes para el tratamiento de aguas residuales industriales en Colombia: Una revisión sistemática(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2025-12-05) Osorio Campo, David Alberto; Ocampo Chagüendo, Dennis Mauricio (Director)The management of industrial wastewater in Colombia currently remains one of the greatest challenges, both in environmental and technological terms for the productive sector. Although Resolution 0631 of 2015 establishes clear parameters for discharges, in practice, many companies—especially small and medium-sized enterprises— fail to meet these standards. Conventional technologies, although widely used, are insufficient when facing pollutants such as heavy metals, synthetic dyes, or hard-to-degrade organic compounds. Emerging technologies appear as a real alternative to improve treatment efficiency. This work focused on analyzing and comparing the emerging technologies with the greatest potential for application in Colombia for the treatment of industrial wastewater, taking into account their technical performance, operational feasibility, implementation costs, and level of compliance with current regulations. The methodology used was based on a literature review of studies published between 2015 and 2024, focusing on four technologies: electrocoagulation, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), membrane systems, and centrifugation. The findings highlight that these technologies offer several important advantages over traditional methods, both in terms of contaminant removal efficiency and process automation, as well as in the reduction of secondary waste. Electrocoagulation and centrifugation show a high level of maturity (TRL ≥ 8). On the other hand, membranes and AOPs require greater technical and financial resources but can produce effluents of excellent quality. The study concludes with a series of proposals to facilitate their progressive adoption, such as financing schemes, technical training, and strategies tailored to the type of industry.