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Biodegradation of Endocrine-disrupting Phenolic Compounds Using Laccase Followed by Activated Sludge Treatment  

Nakamura, Yoshitoshi (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University)
Mtui, Godliving (Applied Microbiology Unit, University of Dar es Salaam)
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE / v.8, no.5, 2003 , pp. 294-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
Endocrine-disrupting phenolic compounds in the water were degraded by laccase from Trametes sp. followed by activated sludge treatment. The effect of temperature on the degradation of phenolic compounds and the production of organic compounds were investigated using endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol A, 2.4-dichlorophenol, and diethyl phthalate. Bisphenol A and 2.4-dichlorophenol disappeared completely after the laccase treatment, but no disappearance of diethyl phthalate was observed. The Michaelis-Menten type equation was proposed to represent the degradation rate of bisphenol A by the lacasse under various temperatures. After the laccase treatment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, the activated sludge treatment was attempted and it could convert about 85 and 75% of organic compounds produced from bisphenol A and 2.4-dichlorophenol into H$_2$O and CO$_2$, respectively.
Keywords
activated sludge; biodegradation; endocrine-disrupting chemical; laccase; phenolic compound; wastewater treatment;
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