1
|
Guo Y, Askari N, Smets I, Appels L. A review on co-metabolic degradation of organic micropollutants during anaerobic digestion: Linkages between functional groups and digestion stages. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 256:121598. [PMID: 38663209 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
Abstract
The emerging presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in water bodies produced by human activities is a source of growing concern due to their environmental and health issues. Biodegradation is a widely employed treatment method for OMPs in wastewater owing to its high efficiency and low operational cost. Compared to aerobic degradation, anaerobic degradation has numerous advantages, including energy efficiency and superior performance for certain recalcitrant compounds. Nonetheless, the low influent concentrations of OMPs in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and their toxicity make it difficult to support the growth of microorganisms. Therefore, co-metabolism is a promising mechanism for OMP biodegradation in which co-substrates are added as carbon and energy sources and stimulate increased metabolic activity. Functional microorganisms and enzymes exhibit significant variations at each stage of anaerobic digestion affecting the environment for the degradation of OMPs with different structural properties, as these factors substantially influence OMPs' biodegradability and transformation pathways. However, there is a paucity of literature reviews that explicate the correlations between OMPs' chemical structure and specific metabolic conditions. This study provides a comprehensive review of the co-metabolic processes which are favored by each stage of anaerobic digestion and attempts to link various functional groups to their favorable degradation pathways. Furthermore, potential co-metabolic processes and strategies that can enhance co-digestion are also identified, providing directions for future research.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yutong Guo
- KU Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety (CREaS) Campus De Nayer, Jan Pieter De Nayerlaan 5, Sint-Katelijne-Waver 2860, Belgium
| | - Najmeh Askari
- KU Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety (CREaS) Campus De Nayer, Jan Pieter De Nayerlaan 5, Sint-Katelijne-Waver 2860, Belgium
| | - Ilse Smets
- KU Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety (CREaS), Celestijnenlaan 200F box 2424, Heverlee 3001, Belgium
| | - Lise Appels
- KU Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety (CREaS) Campus De Nayer, Jan Pieter De Nayerlaan 5, Sint-Katelijne-Waver 2860, Belgium.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Rodrigues AD, Dos Santos Montanholi A, Shimabukuro AA, Yonekawa MKA, Cassemiro NS, Silva DB, Marchetti CR, Weirich CE, Beatriz A, Zanoelo FF, Marques MR, Giannesi GC, das Neves SC, Oliveira RJ, Ruller R, de Lima DP, Dos Anjos Dos Santos E. N-acetylation of toxic aromatic amines by fungi: Strain screening, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity evaluation, and application in bioremediation of 3,4-dichloroaniline. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 441:129887. [PMID: 36115092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Aromatic amines (AA) are one of the most commonly used classes of compounds in industry and the most common pollutants found in both soil and water. 3,4-Dichloaniline (3,4-DCA) is a persistent residue of the phenylurea herbicide in the environment. In this study, we used a colorimetric method as a new approach to screen 12 filamentous fungal strains of the genera Aspergillus, Chaetomium, Cladosporium, and Mucor to assess their capacity to perform AA N-acetylation since it is considered a potential tool in environmental bioremediation. Subsequently, the selected strains were biotransformed with different AA substrates to evaluate the product yield. The strains Aspergillus niveus 43, Aspergillus terreus 31, and Cladosporium cladosporioides showed higher efficiencies in the biotransformation of 3,4-DCA at 500 µM into its N-acetylated product. These fungal strains also showed great potential to reduce the phytotoxicity of 3,4-DCA in experiments using Lactuca sativa seeds. Furthermore, N-acetylation was shown to be effective in reducing the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of 3,4-DCA and other AA in the immortalized human keratinocyte (HaCaT) cell line. The isolated products after biotransformation showed that fungi of the genera Aspergillus and Cladosporium appeared to have N-acetylation as the first and main AA detoxification mechanism. Finally, A. terreus 31 showed the highest 3,4-DCA bioremediation potential, and future research can be carried out on the application of this strain to form microbial consortia with great potential for the elimination of toxic AA from the environment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Amanda Dal'Ongaro Rodrigues
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biológica (LQOB), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Arthur Dos Santos Montanholi
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biológica (LQOB), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Angela Akimi Shimabukuro
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biológica (LQOB), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Murilo Kioshi Aquino Yonekawa
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biológica (LQOB), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Nadla Soares Cassemiro
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais e Espectrometria de Massas (LaPNEM), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição (FACFAN), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Denise Brentan Silva
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais e Espectrometria de Massas (LaPNEM), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição (FACFAN), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Clarice Rossato Marchetti
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Carlos Eduardo Weirich
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Adilson Beatriz
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Química (INQUI), Laboratório LP4, Av. Filinto Müller, 1555, 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Fabiana Fonseca Zanoelo
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Maria Rita Marques
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Giovana Cristina Giannesi
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Silvia Cordeiro das Neves
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica, Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Rodrigo Juliano Oliveira
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica, Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Roberto Ruller
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Dênis Pires de Lima
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Química (INQUI), Laboratório LP4, Av. Filinto Müller, 1555, 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
| | - Edson Dos Anjos Dos Santos
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Biológica (LQOB), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e de Microrganismos (LBq), Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Av. Costa e Silva, s/nº, CEP 79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
| |
Collapse
|