Pentachlorophenol Removal from Water by Soybean Peroxidase and Iron(II) Salts Concerted Action
2019
Tolardo, Valentina | García-Ballesteros, Sara | Santos-Juanes, Lucas | Vercher, Rosa | Amat, Ana M. | Arques, Antonio | Laurenti, Enzo
Soybean peroxidase (SBP) has been employed for the treatment of aqueous solutions containing pentachlorophenol (PCP) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide at pH range 5–7. Reaction carried out with 1 mg/L of PCP, 4 mg/L of H₂O₂, and 1.3 × 10⁻⁹ M of SBP showed a fast initial elimination of PCP (ca. 30% in 20 min), but the reaction does not go beyond the removal of 50% of the initial concentration of PCP. Modification in SBP and PCP amounts did not change the reaction profile and higher amounts of H₂O₂ were detrimental for the reaction. Addition of Fe(II) to the system resulted in an acceleration of the process to reach nearly complete PCP removal at pH 5 or 6; this is more probably due to a synergetic effect of the enzymatic process and Fenton reaction. However, experiments developed in tap water resulted in a lower PCP elimination, but this inconvenience can be partly overcome by leaving the tap water overnight in an open vessel before reaction.
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