A review of microbial degradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Biotransformation routes and enzymes

A Berhanu, I Mutanda, J Taolin, MA Qaria… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the 1950s, copious amounts of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)(dubbed
“forever chemicals”) have been dumped into the environment, causing heavy contamination …

Laccase: A potential biocatalyst for pollutant degradation

CD Dong, A Tiwari, GS Anisha, CW Chen, A Singh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the continual march to a predominantly urbanized civilization, anthropogenic activities
have increased scrupulously, industrialization have occurred, economic growth has …

Laccase immobilized on functionalized cellulose nanofiber/alginate composite hydrogel for efficient bisphenol A degradation from polluted water

F Zhang, M Lian, A Alhadhrami, M Huang, B Li… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
Enzyme immobilization technique has a broad application prospect in the area of
biotechnology, biochemistry, and environmental remediation. In this study, the composite …

Efficient removal of pharmaceutical contaminants from water and wastewater using immobilized laccase on activated carbon derived from pomegranate peels

OJ Al-Sareji, M Meiczinger, RA Al-Juboori… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this study, pomegranate peels (PPs) as an abundant fruit processing waste was used to
produce cost-effective, eco-friendly, and high-quality activated carbon. The produced carbon …

Bioremediation potential of laccase for catalysis of glyphosate, isoproturon, lignin, and parathion: Molecular docking, dynamics, and simulation

P Bhatt, K Bhatt, WJ Chen, Y Huang, Y Xiao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate the catalytic degradation produced by laccase in the
detoxification of glyphosate, isoproturon, lignin polymer, and parathion. We explored …

Antibiotic resistance in the aquatic environment: analytical techniques and interactive impact of emerging contaminants

CO Okoye, R Nyaruaba, RE Ita, SU Okon… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic pollution is becoming an increasingly severe threat globally. Antibiotics have
emerged as a new class of environmental pollutants due to their expanding usage and …

Review of advances in the development of laccases for the valorization of lignin to enable the production of lignocellulosic biofuels and bioproducts

LMCLK Curran, KL Sale, BA Simmons - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development and deployment of commercial biorefineries based on conversion of
lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and bioproducts faces many challenges that must be …

Nanozyme-based pollutant sensing and environmental treatment: Trends, challenges, and perspectives

R Singh, A Umapathi, G Patel, C Patra, U Malik… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanozymes are defined as nanomaterials exhibiting enzyme-like properties, and they
possess both catalytic functions and nanomaterial's unique physicochemical characteristics …

A review on the laccase assisted decolourization of dyes: Recent trends and research progress

J Jeyabalan, A Veluchamy, A Kumar… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Increased industrialization and urbanized civilization lead to the evolution of
several persisting hazardous pollutants. In order to degrade these tenacious pollutants in …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of emerging pollutants from water using enzyme-immobilized activated carbon from coconut shell

OJ Al-sareji, M Meiczinger, V Somogyi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work reports the removal of diclofenac, amoxicillin, carbamazepine, and ciprofloxacin
by utilizing three commercially available granular activated carbons (GACs)(Activated …