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Research Article

Potential Applications of the Oxidoreductive Enzymes in the Decolorization and Detoxification of Textile and Other Synthetic Dyes from Polluted Water: A Review

Pages 201-221 | Published online: 10 Oct 2008
 

ABSTRACT

Recently, the enzymatic approach has attracted much interest in the decolorization/degradation of textile and other industrially important dyes from wastewater as an alternative strategy to conventional chemical, physical and biological treatments, which pose serious limitations. Enzymatic treatment is very useful due to the action of enzymes on pollutants even when they are present in very dilute solutions and recalcitrant to the action of various microbes participating in the degradation of dyes. The potential of the enzymes (peroxidases, manganese peroxidases, lignin peroxidases, laccases, microperoxidase-11, polyphenol oxidases, and azoreductases) has been exploited in the decolorization and degradation of dyes. Some of the recalcitrant dyes were not degraded/decolorized in the presence of such enzymes. The addition of certain redox mediators enhanced the range of substrates and efficiency of degradation of the recalcitrant compounds. Several redox mediators have been reported in the literature, but very few of them are frequently used (e.g., 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, veratryl alcohol, violuric acid, 2-methoxy-phenothiazone). Soluble enzymes cannot be exploited at the large scale due to limitations such as stability and reusability. Therefore, the use of immobilized enzymes has significant advantages over soluble enzymes. In the near future, technology based on the enzymatic treatment of dyes present in the industrial effluents/wastewater will play a vital role. Treatment of wastewater on a large scale will also be possible by using reactors containing immobilized enzymes.

ABBREVIATION
HOBT,=

1-hydroxybenzotriazole;

PHBS,=

4-hydroxybenzenesulphonic acid;

MP-11,=

microperoxidase 11;

TOC,=

total organic carbon;

CP,=

catalase peroxidase;

MnP,=

manganese peroxidase;

LiP,=

lignin peroxidase;

DyP,=

dye decolorizing peroxidase

rDyP,=

recombinant dye decolorizing peroxidase;

CLF,=

commercial laccase formulation;

VA,=

veratryl alcohol;

HRP,=

horseradish peroxidase;

RBBR,=

Remazol Brilliant Blue R;

BGP,=

bitter gourd peroxidase;

COG,=

Crocein Orange G;

SDS,=

sodium dodecyl sulfate;

WRF,=

white rot fungi.

ABBREVIATION
HOBT,=

1-hydroxybenzotriazole;

PHBS,=

4-hydroxybenzenesulphonic acid;

MP-11,=

microperoxidase 11;

TOC,=

total organic carbon;

CP,=

catalase peroxidase;

MnP,=

manganese peroxidase;

LiP,=

lignin peroxidase;

DyP,=

dye decolorizing peroxidase

rDyP,=

recombinant dye decolorizing peroxidase;

CLF,=

commercial laccase formulation;

VA,=

veratryl alcohol;

HRP,=

horseradish peroxidase;

RBBR,=

Remazol Brilliant Blue R;

BGP,=

bitter gourd peroxidase;

COG,=

Crocein Orange G;

SDS,=

sodium dodecyl sulfate;

WRF,=

white rot fungi.

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