Title
Enzymatic Reactors Applied for the Biotransformation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Lema Rodicio J.
Teresa Moreira M.
Eibes G.
Lloret L.
Taboada R.
Arca-Ramos A.
Feijoo G.
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Publisher(s)
Wiley Blackwell
Abstract
Natural and synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are released into the environment, mainly through sewage treatment systems, before reaching the receiving bodies. It is crucial to maintain ongoing efforts to develop, validate and/or update the current approaches for the effective removal of EDCs. White-rot fungi (WRF) secrete mediators of high molecular weight, increasing the range of compounds potentially biodegradable. The enzymatic membrane reactor (EMR) configuration detailed in this chapter consists of a continuous stirred tank reactor coupled to an ultrafiltration polyethersulfone membrane with a nominal molecular weight cut-off of 10kDa, which allows the recovery and recycling of the enzyme to the reaction vessel. The most common transformation products (TPs) from advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are obtained by the breakdown of the EDC structure, yielding molecules with lower molecular weight than that of the parent compound and reduced estrogenic activity.
Start page
229
End page
260
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería química
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84938765278
Resource of which it is part
Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks
ISBN of the container
9781118339558
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus