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Removal of Organic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater by Treatment with Oxidoreductase Enzymes

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Removal of persistent organic pollutants in wastewaters of industrial origin is an increasingly relevant issue in industrialized countries that needs addressing. Remarkable research efforts have been made for the development and implementation of new efficient and eco-friendly treatments capable of reducing, or even eliminating, toxic compounds in effluents prior to their disposal. Enzymatic methods appear to be a promising technology for this task, with a minor impact on ecosystems as compared to physicochemical methods. The applicability of such technology has been explicitly demonstrated in a huge number of publications and patents registered to date.

The present chapter focuses on the application of oxidoreductase enzymes in industrial wastewaters treatment. Numerous redox enzymes, including peroxidases, tyrosinases, and laccases from different sources, and even hemoglobin from animal blood have exhibited their potential for the remediation of a broad spectrum of recalcitrant organic compounds. However the implementation of this technology on an industrial scale still needs further research. Here the most important aspects about the current situation of the subject and future perspectives for the use of redox enzymes in industrial wastewaters treatment are highlighted.

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Abbreviations

BOD:

Biochemical oxygen demand

BPA:

Bisphenol A

CLEAs:

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

CoI:

Compound I of peroxidase

CoII:

Compound II of peroxidase

CPO:

Chloroperoxidase

EDCs:

Endocrine disrupting compounds

Hb:

Hemoglobin

HRP:

Horseradish peroxidase

LiP:

Lignin peroxidase

metHb:

metHemoglobin

MnP:

Manganese peroxidase

PAHs:

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PCBs:

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PCDDs:

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins

PCDFs:

Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

POPs:

Persistent organic pollutants

QSAR:

Quantitative structure–activity relationship

SBP:

Soya bean peroxidase

US EPA:

United States Environmental Protection Agency

WRF:

White-rot fungi

WWT:

Wastewater treatment

WWTPs:

Wastewater treatment plants

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    Edelmira Valero & María-Isabel González-Sánchez

  2. Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid, Campus Universitario, Leganés, 28911, Madrid, Spain

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Valero, E., González-Sánchez, MI., Pérez-Prior, MT. (2014). Removal of Organic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater by Treatment with Oxidoreductase Enzymes. In: Jiménez, E., Cabañas, B., Lefebvre, G. (eds) Environment, Energy and Climate Change I. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2014_266

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