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Zhong C, Cao H, Huang Q, Xie Y, Zhao H. Degradation of Sulfamethoxazole by Manganese(IV) Oxide in the Presence of Humic Acid: Role of Stabilized Semiquinone Radicals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:13625-13634. [PMID: 37650769 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate for the first time the abatement of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) induced by stabilized ortho-semiquinone radicals (o-SQ•-) in the MnO2-mediated system in the presence of humic acid. To evaluate the performance of different MnO2/mediator systems, 16 mediators are examined for their effects on MnO2 reactions with SMX. The key role of the bidentate Mn(II)-o-SQ• complex and MnO2 surface in stabilizing SQ•- is revealed. To illustrate the formation of the Mn(II)-o-SQ• complex, electron spin resonance, cyclic voltammetry, and mass spectra were used. To demonstrate the presence of o-SQ• on the MnO2 surface, EDTA was used to quench Mn(II)-o-SQ•. The high stability of o-SQ•- on the MnO2 surface is attributed to the higher potential of o-SQ•- (0.9643 V) than the MnO2 surface (0.8598 V) at pH 7.0. The SMX removal rate constant by different stabilized o-SQ• at pH 7.0 ranges from 0.0098 to 0.2252 min-1. The favorable model is the rate constant ln (kobs, 7.0) = 6.002EHOMO(o-Qred) + 33.744(ELUMO(o-Q) - EHOMO(o-Qred)) - 32.800, whose parameters represent the generation and reactivity of o-SQ•, respectively. Moreover, aniline and cystine are competitive substrates for SMX in coupling o-SQ•-. Due to the abundance of humic constituents in aquatic environments, this finding sheds light on the low-oxidant-demand, low-carbon, and highly selective removal of sulfonamide antibiotics.
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- Chen Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
- Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
- Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
- Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
- Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Wang Z, Yang K, Lin D. Adsorption and desorption of polychlorinated biphenyls on biochar colloids with different pyrolysis temperatures: the effect of solution chemistry. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27586-x. [PMID: 37184788 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27586-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Biochar releases colloidal particles into the environment during applications and aging which can become carriers of pollutants and influence on the environmental risk of pollutants due to the excellent adsorption and migration properties of biochar colloids (BCCs). The adsorption and desorption behaviors of BCCs can be different from their bulk ones due to the colloidal size, which merits specific studies. Herein, the adsorption and desorption of 2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB28) as a representative on BCCs released from bulk biochars prepared from bamboo chips at 300, 500, and 700 C and the effects of solution properties were specifically investigated. Results show that the adsorption was dominated by pore filling and π-π interaction, and thus, BCCs prepared at higher temperature with greater pore volume and aromaticity had higher adsorption of PCB28. Results show that the adsorption was dominated by pore filling and π-π interaction, and thus, BCCs prepared at higher temperature with greater pore volume and aromaticity had higher adsorption of PCB28. The saturation adsorption amounts of PCB28 on BCC300, BCC500, and BCC700 were 21.9, 40.3, and 62.4 mg/g, respectively. It is noteworthy that PCB28 possessed a significant desorption hysteresis from BCCs, with the hysteresis index (Ce = 80 μg/L) increased from 0.380 to 0.661 as the preparation temperature of BCCs rising from 300 to 700 ℃. High concentration of NaCl (100 mmol/L) was unfavorable for the adsorption and desorption. The presence of humic acid or fulvic acid (FA), especially the smaller FA, could inhibit the adsorption and desorption of PCB28 on BCCs due to micropore blocking. In seawater, groundwater, surface water, and soil solution samples, the PCB28 adsorption of BCCs was inhibited to varying degrees in comparison with that in deionized water, and the desorption was noticeably inhibited in the groundwater sample. These findings provide valuable information for the understanding of interactions between BCCs and organic contaminants in natural waters and for the environmental application of biochars as well.
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- Zhongmiao Wang
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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He H, Wang L, Liu Y, Qiu W, Liu Z, Ma J. Improvement of Fe(VI) oxidation by NaClO on degrading phenolic substances and reducing DBPs formation potential. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 864:161080. [PMID: 36574852 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ferrate(VI) is a green oxidant and can effectively oxidize micropollutants. However, the instability of Fe(VI), i.e., self-decomposition, in the aqueous solution limited its application. Herein, it was found that the degradation of phenolic substances had been substantially improved through the combination of Fe(VI) with NaClO. At the condition of pH 8.0, 50 μM of Fe(VI) degraded 18.66 % of BPA (bisphenol A) at 0.5 min or 21.67 % of phenol at 2 min. By contrast, Fe(VI)/NaClO (50/10 μM) oxidized 38.21 % of BPA at 0.5 min or 38.08 % of phenol at 2 min with a synergistic effect. At the end of the reaction, the concentration of Fe(VI) in Fe(VI)/NaClO (50/10 μM) was 28.97 μM for BPA degradation, higher than the 25.62 μM of Fe(VI) group. By active species analysis, intermediate iron species [i.e., Fe(V) and Fe(IV)] played a vital role in the synergistic effect in Fe(VI)/NaClO system, which would react with the applied NaClO to regenerate Fe(VI). In natural water, the Fe(VI)/NaClO could also degrade phenolic substances of natural organic matter (NOM). Although the NaClO reagent was applied, disinfection by-products (DBPs) formation potential decreased by 22.75 % of the raw sample after Fe(VI)/NaClO treatment. Significantly, THMs, mainly caused by phenolic substances of NOM, even declined by 29.18 % of raw sample. Based on that, this study explored a novel ferrate(VI) oxidation system using the cheap NaClO reagent, which would present a new insight on ferrate(VI) application.
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- Haiyang He
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Geosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9JU, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China
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Yin C, Pan CG, Xiao SK, Wu Q, Tan HM, Yu K. Insights into the effects of salinity on the sorption and desorption of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on marine sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 300:118957. [PMID: 35124123 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have attracted extensive attention since this century due to their wide distribution, persistence, bioaccumulation/biomagnification potential, and (eco)toxicity. In the present study, we investigated the sorption kinetics, sorption isotherms and desorption behaviors of legacy and emerging PFASs with different chain lengths and functional end groups onto marine sediments at four different salinities (0, 10, 20, and 30 practical salinity units (psu)). Results revealed that the sorption of PFASs onto sediment can be well described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. PFASs sorption was influenced by both compound-specific and solution-specific parameters. The distribution coefficient (Kd) for PFASs were increased with the increase of perfluorocarbon chain length and salinity, suggesting that hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions were involved in the adsorption process. 6:2 FTSA showed the lowest adsorption among PFASs with eight carbon atoms (6:2 FTSA, PFOA and PFOS). The increase of perfluorocarbon chain length of PFASs and salinity would result in the decrease of desorption rate of PFASs from sediment. In addition, PFCAs were desorbed more easily from the sediment than the PFSAs with the same perfluorocarbon chain length at all salinity groups. The present study demonstrated that salinity can apparently influence the fate of PFASs in aquatic environment and provided valuable data for modeling the fate of PFASs in real environment.
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- Chao Yin
- Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519080, PR China.
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- Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519080, PR China
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Zhao H, Zhang D, Du P, Li H, Liu C, Li Y, Cao H, Crittenden JC, Huang Q. A combination of electro-enzymatic catalysis and electrocoagulation for the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals from water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 297:269-277. [PMID: 25978190 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We in this study investigated a novel electrochemical approach combining electro-enzyme and electrocoagulation to precipitate bisphenol A (BPA) from water containing humic acid (HA). Horseradish peroxidase was immobilized on the graphite felt of Ti electrode as HRP-GF/Ti cathode, with aluminum plate anode establishing a pair of working electrodes. BPA was 100% removed and the reduction of total organic carbon (TOC) reached 95.1% after 20-min sequencing treatment with the current density of 2.3 mA/cm(2). Real wastewater (TOC=28.76 mg/L, BPA=4.1 μg/L) also can achieve 94% BPA removal and 52% TOC reduction after sequencing treatment. Additionally, coupled electro-system with continuous flow only required energy of 0.016 kWh/m(3) to achieve simultaneous 90% BPA and 85% TOC removal. As indicated in the time-of-flight mass spectrometry and FTIR spectra, the electro-enzymatic process not only oxidized BPA into dimer and BPA-3,4-quinone, but also greatly altered the chemical and structural features of HA, where hydrophilic moieties (phenolic and alcohols) transformed into hydrophobic forms (ethers, quinone and aliphatic). These polymerized products were effectively separated from aquous solution during anodic electrocoagulation, leading to significant removal of BPA and TOC. Thus, the coupled process may provide a faster and less energy strategy to control certain emerging contaminants in water/wastewater treatment.
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- He Zhao
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, United States
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- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223, United States.
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Enzymatic technologies for remediation of hydrophobic organic pollutants in soil. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:8815-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6872-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Nasser A, Mingelgrin U. Birnessite-induced mechanochemical degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 107:175-179. [PMID: 24342359 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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DCP (2,4-dichlorophenol) is the key-intermediate in the synthesis of some widely used pesticides and is an EPA priority pollutant. The mechanochemical breakdown of DCP loaded on birnessite (δ-MnO2), montmorillonite saturated with Na(+) or Cu(2+) and hematite was investigated. Mechanical force was applied by grinding of mixtures of DCP and the minerals, using mortar and pestle. Grinding of DCP for 5 min with the montmorillonites or with hematite resulted in negligible degradation during grinding, while grinding with birnessite induced the immediate degradation of 90% of the loaded DCP. Incubation for 24h after grinding did result in up to 30% degradation of the DCP loaded on the other minerals tested. HPLC and LC-MS analysis revealed that the transformation of DCP yielded oligomerization products as well as partial dechlorination. DCP degradation on birnessite was accompanied with a substantial increase in the extractability of manganese from the mineral into an acidic aqueous solution, indicating that Mn(IV) in the mineral transformed into Mn(II) and that birnessite served as an electron acceptor in the transformation. The oligomerization and partial dechlorination brought about by grinding, suggest a reduction in bioavailability and toxicity.
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- A Nasser
- Institute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50-250, Israel.
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- Institute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50-250, Israel
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Horseradish peroxidase inactivation: heme destruction and influence of polyethylene glycol. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3126. [PMID: 24185130 PMCID: PMC3816284 DOI: 10.1038/srep03126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) mediates efficient conversion of many phenolic contaminants and thus has potential applications for pollution control. Such potentially important applications suffer however from the fact that the enzyme becomes quickly inactivated during phenol oxidation and polymerization. The work here provides the first experimental data of heme consumption and iron releases to support the hypothesis that HRP is inactivated by heme destruction. Product of heme destruction is identified using liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. The heme macrocycle destruction involving deprivation of the heme iron and oxidation of the 4-vinyl group in heme occurs as a result of the reaction. We also demonstrated that heme consumption and iron releases resulting from HRP destruction are largely reduced in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG), providing the first evidence to indicate that heme destruction is effectively suppressed by co-dissolved PEG. These findings advance a better understanding of the mechanisms of HRP inactivation.
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Palomo M, Bhandari A. Stabilization of enzymatically polymerized phenolic chemicals in a model soil organic matter-free geomaterial. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2012; 41:1916-1922. [PMID: 23128748 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A variety of remediation methods, including contaminant transformation by peroxidase-mediated oxidative polymerization, have been proposed to manage soils and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated phenols. Phenol stabilization has been successfully observed during cross polymerization between phenolic polymers and soil organic matter (SOM) for soils with SOM >3%. This study evaluates peroxidase-mediated transformation and removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) from an aqueous phase in contact with a natural geomaterial modified to contain negligible (<0.3%) SOM. The results are compared with those for soils with higher SOM. The SOM-free sorbent was generated by removing SOM using a NaOCl oxidation. When horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was used to induce polymerization of DCP, the soil-water phase distribution relationship (PDR) of DCP polymerization products (DPP) was complete within 1 d and PDRs did not significantly change over the 28 d of study. The conversion of DCP to DPP was close to 95% efficient. Extractable solute consisted entirely of DPP with 5% or less of unreacted DCP. The aqueous extractability of DPP from SOM-free geomaterial decreased at longer contact times and at smaller residual aqueous concentrations of DPP. DCP stabilization appeared to have resulted from a combination of sorption, precipitation, and ligand exchange between oligomeric products and the exposed mineral surfaces. Modification of the mineral surface through coverage with DPP enhanced the time-dependent retention of the oligomers. DPP stabilization in SOM-free geomaterial was comparable with that reported in the literature with soil containing SOM contents >1%. Results from this study suggest that the effectiveness of HRP-mediated stabilization of phenolic compounds not only depends on the cross-coupling with SOM, but also on the modification of the surface of the sorbent that can augment affinity with oligomers and enhance stabilization. Coverage of the mineral surface by phenolic oligomers may be analogous to SOM that can potentially sorb other xenobiotics. HRP- mediated reactions can be used to stabilize DCP associated with low SOM mineral soils or aquifer media, thereby restricting the transport of phenolic contaminants in the soil environment.
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- Mónica Palomo
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA.
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Mora VC, Rosso JA, Mártire DO, Gonzalez MC. Phenol depletion by thermally activated peroxydisulfate at 70°C. CHEMOSPHERE 2011; 84:1270-1275. [PMID: 21601909 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The ability of thermal activated peroxydisulfate (PS) of mineralizing phenol at 70°C from contaminated waters is investigated. Phenol in concentrations of 10(-4) to 5×10(-4)M is quantitatively depleted by 5×10(-3) to 10(-2)M activated PS in 15 min of reaction. However, mineralization of the organic carbon is not observed. Instead, an insoluble phenol polymer-type product is formed. A reaction mechanism including the formation of phenoxyl radicals and validated by computer simulations is proposed. High molecular weight phenolic products are formed by phenoxyl radical H-abstraction reactions. This is not the case for the room temperature degradation of phenol by sulfate radicals where sulfate addition to the aromatic ring mainly leads to the generation of hydroxycyclohexadienyl radicals leading to hydroxybenzenes and oxidized open chain products. Therefore, a change in the reaction mechanism is observed with increasing temperature, and thermal activation of PS at 70°C does not lead to the mineralization of phenol. Thus PS activation at 70°C may be considered a potential method to reduce the load of phenol in polluted waters by polymerization.
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- Verónica C Mora
- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Casilla de Correo 16, Sucursal 4, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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Palomo M, Bhandari A. Peroxidase-catalyzed stabilization of 2,4-dichlorophenol in alkali-extracted soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2011; 40:126-132. [PMID: 21488501 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Horseradish peroxidase- (HRP) mediated stabilization of phenolic contaminants is a topic of interest due to its potential for remediation of contaminated soils. This study evaluated the sorption of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) and its HRP-mediated stabilization in two alkali-extracted soils. Alkali extraction reduced the soil organic matter (SOM) contents of the geomaterials and enriched the residual SOM with humin C. Sorption of DCP on these sorbents was complete within 1 d. However, most of the sorbed DCP was removed from the geomaterials by water and methanol, suggesting weak solute-sorbent interactions. The addition of HRP resulted in the generation of DCP polymerization products (DPP), which partitioned between the aqueous and solid phases. The DPP phase distribution was rapid and complete within 24 h. Between 70 and 90% of the added DCP was converted to DPP and up to 43% of the initial aqueous phase contaminant was transformed into a residue that was resistant to extraction with methanol. Bound residues of DPP increased with initial aqueous phase solute concentration and remained fairly constant after 7 d of contact. Contaminant stabilization was noted to be high in the humin-mineral geomaterial. Results illustrate that HRP may be effective in stabilizing phenolic contaminants in subsoils that are likely to contain SOM enriched in humin C.
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- Mónica Palomo
- Dep. of Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona, Building 17, Room 2663, Pomona, CA 91768, USA.
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Chen YM, Tsao TM, Liu CC, Huang PM, Wang MK. Polymerization of catechin catalyzed by Mn-, Fe- and Al-oxides. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2010; 81:217-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dolatto RG, Messerschmidt I, Pereira BF, de Oliveira T, Pillon CN, Abate G. Interaction of phenol, o-cresol, and p-cresol with a clay-rich soil sample. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:2426-2432. [PMID: 20095566 DOI: 10.1021/jf9030162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The present paper describes an interaction study of phenol, o-cresol, and p-cresol with a rich-clay soil sample (clay content of 62.3%). Experiments performed using long contact times, in concentrations of 50.0 mg L(-1) showed practically no signal of phenol, o-cresol, and p-cresol after 48, 72, and 120 h, respectively, suggesting a sorption process. Sorption experiments in the period of 24 h were carried out with the phenolic compounds in concentrations between 5.00 and 500.0 mg L(-1), and negligible interaction between the phenolic species and the soil was observed. Additional experiments were carried out using HgCl(2) or NaN(3) solution as biodegradation inhibitors. After 10 days of contact time in the presence of inhibitors, no alterations in the concentrations of the three compounds studied were observed, and the results suggest no sorption process, with the compounds being almost entirely biodegraded by the soil sample, or possibly the formation of nonextractable residues could occur.
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- Rafael Garrett Dolatto
- Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal do Parana, CP 19081, 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Jung JW, Lee S, Ryu H, Kang KH, Nam K. Detoxification of phenol through bound residue formation by birnessite in soil: transformation kinetics and toxicity. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2008; 43:255-261. [PMID: 18205056 DOI: 10.1080/10934520701792746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Oxidative coupling reaction of phenol mediated by birnessite was studied in aqueous phase and soil. Phenol was readily transformed by birnessite and almost all phenol disappeared in both samples after 24 hours of reaction. Phenol transformation kinetics was investigated by plotting reaction time against logarithm concentrations of residual phenol, revealing that exponential decrease of phenol was evident both in aqueous phase and soil, and maximum removal rates were 2.31-2.54 times higher in the presence of soil. Reaction products of phenol were identified by LC-MS and capillary electrophoresis. In aqueous phase, polyphenols were formed by self-coupling reaction of phenoxy radicals whereas phenol was found to be present as bound residues in soil, probably due to the cross-coupling reaction between the radicals and soil organic matter. Microtox System was employed to determine the toxicity after birnessite treatment, and the toxicity of phenol-spiked solution and soil samples decreased remarkably compared to that of phenol solution before treatment.
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- Jae-Woong Jung
- School of Civil, Urban & Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Qu B, Zhou J, Xiang X, Zheng C, Zhao H, Zhou X. Adsorption behavior of azo dye C. I. acid red 14 in aqueous solution on surface soils. J Environ Sci (China) 2008; 20:704-709. [PMID: 18763565 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(08)62116-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Azo dyes have received considerable attention because of their association with various human health problems. The aim of the investigation is to determine the adsorption behavior of azo dyes in aqueous solution on DG06, GSE17200, and GSE17201 soils using C. I. Acid Red 14 (AR14) as example. The experimental results indicate that the Freundlich model expresses the adsorption isotherm better than the Langmuir model and the pseudo-second-order model achieves adsorption of AR14 on the three soils well. Based on the pseudo-second-order model, the adsorption thermodynamic of AR14 on DG06 soil have been studied and the thermodynamics parameter of deltaG0 is determined and deltaG0 value shows the adsorption process of AR14 on DG06 is mainly physical in nature. Furthermore, the effects of temperature, pH and salinity (NaCl) on adsorption have been investigated. The decrease in pH or the increase in salinity enhances the adsorption of AR14 by DG06, GSE17200, and GSE17201.
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- Baocheng Qu
- School of Environmental and Biological Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Colosi LM, Burlingame DJ, Huang Q, Weber WJ. Peroxidase-mediated removal of a polychlorinated biphenyl using natural organic matter as the sole cosubstrate. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:891-6. [PMID: 17328199 DOI: 10.1021/es061616c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Natural organic matter (NOM) of hydroxylated aromatic character can undergo catalyst-mediated self-coupling reactions to form larger molecular aggregates. Indeed, such reactions are central to natural humification processes. Nonhydroxylated persistent aromatic contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are, conversely, inert with respect to such reactions. It is here demonstrated however that significant coincidental coupling and removal of a representative aqueous-phase PCB occurs during horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of a representative aquatic NOM. Experiments with Suwannee River fulvic acid as a reactive cosubstrate indicate that 2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB-4) is covalently incorporated into aggregating NOM, likely through fortuitous cross-coupling reactions. To develop a better understanding of potential mechanisms by which the observed phenomenon occurs, two hydroxylated monomeric cosubstrates of known molecular structure, phenol and 4-methoxyphenol, were investigated as alternative cosubstrates. PCB-4 removal appears from these experiments to relate to certain molecular characteristics of the native cosubstrate molecule (reactivity with HRP, favorability for radical attack, and hydrophobicity) and its associated phenoxy radical (stability). The findings reveal potential pathways by which PCBs, and perhaps other polyaromatic contaminants, may be naturally transformed and detoxified in nature. The results further provide a foundation for development of enhanced-humification strategies for remediation of PCB-contaminated environmental systems.
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- Lisa M Colosi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Palomo M, Bhandari A. Impact of aging on the formation of bound residues after peroxidase-mediated treatment of 2,4-DCP contaminated soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006; 40:3402-8. [PMID: 16749713 DOI: 10.1021/es052265p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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This study evaluated the impact of solute-soil contact time on the formation of "bound" residue in two surface soils exposed to solutions containing 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) or DCP polymerization products (DPP). DPP was generated by horseradish peroxidase (HRP) mediated oxidative polymerization of 14C-labeled DCP in the soil slurry. Soils were preloaded with DCP or DPP for durations ranging from 2 h to 84 days. Bound residue was described as solute that was resistant to methanol extraction. Alkali extractions were conducted to estimate the 14C-activity associated with the humic acid, fulvic acid, and humin/mineral components of the soil. Changes in the distribution of the preloaded 14C-DCP and 14C-DPP were observed as a function of the solute-soil contact time. Results suggest that an assumption of sorption equilibrium based solely on the achievement of constant aqueous- or solid-phase solute concentrations can lead to erroneous conclusions about the establishment of true thermodynamic sorption equilibrium. This work also illustrated that (i) significant "irreversible" binding of phenolic contaminants to soils can be achieved during peroxidase-mediated treatment; and (ii) the "aging" process can lead to greater bound-residue formation over time.
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- Mónica Palomo
- Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5000, USA
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Huang Q, Tang J, Weber WJ. Precipitation of enzyme-catalyzed phenol oxidative coupling products: background ion and pH effects. WATER RESEARCH 2005; 39:3021-7. [PMID: 15979682 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Revised: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The effects of solution pH and background ion types and concentrations on the precipitation of polymeric products generated in the catalytically facilitated oxidative coupling of phenol were investigated systematically. The coupling reactions mediated by horseradish peroxidase were carried out under a specific predetermined experimental condition. Acids, bases, and/or selected salts of ions having different valences were then added to the resulting product solutions to adjust pH and ionic conditions. Subsequent analyses of product distributions between dissolved and precipitated forms revealed that ionic conditions and pH significantly impact those distributions, and associated mechanisms are discussed. The findings reported will assist feasibility assessments and process optimization with respect to engineering applications of catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions for wastewater treatment and soil decontamination.
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- Qingguo Huang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Energy and Environment Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099, USA
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Xu F, Koch DE, Kong IC, Hunter RP, Bhandari A. Peroxidase-mediated oxidative coupling of 1-naphthol: characterization of polymerization products. WATER RESEARCH 2005; 39:2358-68. [PMID: 15949834 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2004] [Revised: 01/07/2005] [Accepted: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The oxidative polymerization of 1-naphthol was investigated in the presence of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Naphthol polymerization products (NPP) were characterized for their relative polarity using octanol--water partitioning experiments and reverse-phase high pressure liquid chromatography, for structure using size exclusion chromatography and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS), and for ecotoxicity using inhibition of bacterial bioluminescence. Peroxidase addition resulted in the production of soluble and insoluble NPP. Soluble NPP was predominantly more polar than the parent naphthol and comprised of trimers and tetramers. Insoluble NPP oligomers included dimers, trimers and tetramers. The net aqueous-phase toxicity was significantly reduced due to polymer formation and subsequent precipitation. A reaction model deduced from the LC/MS fragmentation patterns of trimeric naphthol was proposed for NPP formation. Results from this study suggest that HRP-mediated treatment of naphthol contaminated soils can achieve risk reduction through (i) the formation of large hydrophobic oligomers that are immobilized on the soil matrix; and (ii) reduction in aqueous-phase toxicity due to polymer precipitation.
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- Fangxiang Xu
- Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 2118 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5000, USA
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Sander M, Lu Y, Pignatello JJ. A thermodynamically based method to quantify true sorption hysteresis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2005; 34:1063-72. [PMID: 15888892 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Sorption of organic chemicals to soils and sediments often shows true hysteresis (i.e., nonsingularity of the sorption-desorption isotherm not attributable to known experimental artifacts). Since true sorption hysteresis is fundamentally important to contaminant fate, a way to quantify it is desirable. Previously proposed indices of hysteresis are empirical and usually depend on the isotherm model. True sorption hysteresis to synthetic and natural organic solids has been attributed to irreversible alteration of the solid during the sorption-desorption cycle. Given this mechanism, we propose the Thermodynamic Index of Irreversibility (TII) for quantifying hysteresis in soils where natural organic matter dominates the sorption process. The TII is based on the difference in free energy between the real desorption state and the hypothetical fully reversible state. The index is 0 for completely reversible systems and approaches 1 as the process tends toward complete irreversibility. It does not require any assumptions about the physical properties or molecular composition of the solid, and it does not depend on a specific equilibrium model. A sensitivity analysis of measurement errors provides general recommendations for the setup of sorption-desorption experiments. The TII was applied to sorption of 1,4-dichlorobenzene (DCB) to two high-organic soils, Pahokee peat (PP) and Amherst soil (AS), and a low-rank coal reference material, Beulah-Zap lignite (BZL). Common artificial causes of hysteresis were eliminated. Hysteresis was significant in the peat and the coal. The TII was clearly concentration dependent for both solids; it decreased with concentration for the peat, but increased with concentration for the coal. The TII allows quantification of hysteresis as a function of sorbate-sorbent combination, concentration, time, and other variables.
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- Michael Sander
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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Wallstedt A, Gallet C, Nilsson MC. Behaviour and recovery of the secondary metabolite batatasin-III from boreal forest humus: influence of temperature, humus type and microbial community. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2004.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Palomo M, Bhandari A. Time-dependent sorption-desorption behavior of 2,4-dichlorophenol and its polymerization products in surface soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2005; 39:2143-51. [PMID: 15871249 DOI: 10.1021/es048826e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Contact time-dependent sorption-desorption of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) and DCP polymerization products (DPP) was investigated in the context of agricultural and woodland soils. DPP was generated in soil slurry reactors by the addition of H2O2 to solutions containing horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and DCP. Size-exclusion chromatography confirmed the formation of oligomeric products including dimers, trimers, and tetramers. DCP removal from HRP-amended, soil-free solutions occurred as a result of DPP formation and sorption of DCP to the oligomeric precipitate. In reactors containing soil particles, additional removal occurred due to sorption of residual DCP and DPP to the soil. Sorption of DCP and DPP to the surface soils was rapid and appeared to be complete within 1 day. DPP sorbed to a greater extent than DCP, especially at higher solute concentrations. Water-extraction data indicated that while sorbed DCP was readily released into solution, sorbed DPP was more resistant to desorption. Both DCP and DPP were more readily extracted from the woodland soil than the agricultural soil. Solute extractability decreased with contact time, indicating that sorbent-solute interactions proceeded long after apparent sorption equilibrium at the particle or aggregate scale. Results from this study show that "slow" sorption processes occurring at the molecular scale continue long after apparent sorption equilibrium at the particle scale. This "aging effect" was operational over longer periods for DPP than the parent DCP, thereby ensuring long-term reductions in contaminant mobility in soils treated with peroxidase enzyme.
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- Mónica Palomo
- Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5000, USA
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Yu Y, Zhou QX. Adsorption characteristics of pesticides methamidophos and glyphosate by two soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2005; 58:811-6. [PMID: 15621194 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Revised: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 08/23/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Contributions of organic matter and minerals in soil were evaluated by comparing changes in adsorption of methamidophos (MDP) and glyphosate (GPS) before and after removal of organic matter from argaltoll (mollisol) and typustalf (alfisol) soils. Adsorption isotherms of MDP and GPS by the two soils comforted to Freundlich equation, and the adsorption capacity of GPS by argaltoll soil was higher than that of MDP. Due to the removal of organic matter from soils, K(f) values of MDP and GPS adsorbed by argaltoll soil, which were calculated from Freundlich equations and the measure of adsorption capacity, decreased by 46.1% and 75.0%, and these by typustalf soil decreased by 34.9% and 52.5%, respectively. Results from this study suggested that soil organic matter made greater contributions to adsorption of GPS, but soil minerals could provide more available adsorption sites for MDP.
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- Ying Yu
- Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 417, Shenyang 110016, China
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Boucard TK, Bardgett RD, Jones KC, Semple KT. Influence of plants on the chemical extractability and biodegradability of 2,4-dichlorophenol in soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2005; 133:53-62. [PMID: 15327856 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2004] [Accepted: 04/13/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study investigated the fate and behaviour of [UL-(14)C] 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) in planted (Lolium perenne L.) and unplanted soils over 57 days. Extractability of [UL-(14)C] 2,4-DCP associated activity was measured using calcium chloride (CaCl(2)), acetonitrile-water and dichloromethane (DCM) extractions. Biodegradability of [UL-(14)C] 2,4-DCP associated activity was assessed through measurement of (14)CO(2) production by a degrader inoculum (Burkholderia sp.). Although extractability and mineralisation of [UL-(14)C] 2,4-DCP associated activity decreased significantly in both planted and unplanted soils, plants appeared to enhance the sequestration process. After 57 days, in unplanted soil, 27% of the remaining [UL-(14)C] 2,4-DCP associated activity was mineralised by Burkholderia sp., and 13%, 48%, and 38% of (14)C-activity were extracted by CaCl(2), acetonitrile-water and DCM, respectively. However, after 57 days, in planted soils, only 10% of the [UL-(14)C] 2,4-DCP associated activity was available for mineralisation, whilst extractability was reduced to 2% by CaCl(2), 17% by acetonitrile-water and 11% by DCM. This may be due to the effect of plants on soil moisture conditions, which leads to modification of the soil structure and trapping of the compound. However, the influence of plants on soil biological and chemical properties may also play a role in the ageing process.
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- Tatiana K Boucard
- Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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Huang Q, Weber WJ. Peroxidase-catalyzed coupling of phenol in the presence of model inorganic and organic solid phases. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2004; 38:5238-5245. [PMID: 15506223 DOI: 10.1021/es049826h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Peroxidase-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of phenol in aqueous systems variously containing silica sand, cellulose, lignin, and polymethylstyrene were investigated. These four solid phase materials represent a broad spectrum of different natural geosorbent types in terms of their physicochemical characteristics. Each solid was found to influence peroxidase-catalyzed phenol coupling, either by mitigation of enzyme inactivation, by participation in cross-coupling, or by a combination of these two activities. Mitigation of enzyme inactivation was observed for those three of the four model solids found to adsorb the enzyme effectively; i.e., cellulose, silica sand, and lignin. Two solids, polymethylstyrene and lignin, were found to participate significantly in cross-coupling reactions. It is postulated that relatively hydrophilic solids can mitigate peroxidase inactivation by forming enzyme-solid associations. Aromatic structures or unsaturated C-C bonds were found to be features of the solid-phase materials that allowed them to participate in cross-coupling. The results have important implications for process feasibility assessment and the engineering design of soil/sediment remediation systems employing enzymatic coupling schemes.
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- Qingguo Huang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Energy and Environment Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099, USA
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Huang Q, Weber WJ. Interactions of soil-derived dissolved organic matter with phenol in peroxidase-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2004; 38:338-344. [PMID: 14740756 DOI: 10.1021/es0304289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The influence of dissolved soil organic matter (DSOM) derived from three geosorbents of different chemical composition and diagenetic history on the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of phenol was investigated. Phenol conversion and precipitate-product formation were measured, respectively, by HPLC and radiolabeled species analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and capillary electrophoresis (CE) were used to characterize the products of enzymatic coupling, and the acute toxicities of the soluble products were determined by Microtox assay. Phenol conversion and precipitate formation were both significantly influenced by cross-coupling of phenol with dissolved organic matter, particularly in the cases of the more reactive and soluble DSOMs derived from two diagenetically "young" humic-type geosorbents. FTIR and CE characterizations indicate that enzymatic cross-coupling in these two cases leads to incorporation of phenol in DSOM macromolecules, yielding nontoxic soluble products. Conversely, cross-coupling appears to proceed in parallel with self-coupling in the presence of the relatively inert and more hydrophobic DSOM derived from a diagenetically "old" kerogen-type shale material. The products formed in this system have lower solubility and precipitate more readily, although their soluble forms tend to be more toxic than those formed by dominant cross-coupling reactions in the humic-type DSOM solutions. Several of the findings reported may be critically important with respect to feasibility evaluations and the engineering design of associated remediation schemes.
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- Qingguo Huang
- Energy and Environment Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, 4103 ERB, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099, USA
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Weber WJ, Huang Q. Inclusion of persistent organic pollutants in humification processes: direct chemical incorporation of phenanthrene via oxidative coupling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2003; 37:4221-4227. [PMID: 14524456 DOI: 10.1021/es030330u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The participation of phenanthrene in phenol-coupling reactions mediated by horseradish peroxidase was investigated. Aqueous-phase concentrations of phenanthrene were observed to decrease dramatically with phenol as a result of the formation of precipitated products, suggesting a potential means for simultaneous treatment of phenolic contaminants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using peroxidase-mediated oxidative coupling processes. The studies reveal that phenanthrene removal from the aqueous phase occurs by a combination of sorption by and chemical bonding to precipitated reaction products. In that the oxidative coupling reactions of phenolics comprise an important step in the initiation of humification processes, the results obtained provide insights to potential roles that natural humification may play in the sorption, sequestration, and environmental fate of PAHs and other organic xenobiotics of similar nature.
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- Walter J Weber
- Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125, USA.
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Selig H, Keinath TM, Weber WJ. Sorption and manganese-induced oxidative coupling of hydroxylated aromatic compounds by natural geosorbents. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2003; 37:4122-4127. [PMID: 14524444 DOI: 10.1021/es020999l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The sorption/desorption equilibria and solvent extractabilities of phenol, o-cresol, and p-chlorophenol with respect to natural sorbents having different types of soil organic matter were investigated. Parallel tests in systems amended with birnessite (delta-MnO2), a solid-phase oxidative coupling catalyst, were also conducted. Sorption/desorption isotherms and solvent extraction data reveal that the relative isotherm linearities, desorption hysteresis, and extractabilities of these compounds are related to the geochemical nature of the sorbent organic matter and to the existence of system conditions that promote oxidative coupling reactions. When suitable coupling catalysts are present, soils containing primarily diagenetically "young" and highly amorphous organic matter (e.g., humic materials) are more likely to retain those solutes than are those containing primarily diagenetically "old" and more condensed organic matter (e.g., kerogens). The sorption/desorption properties of the solutes were significantly altered in the presence of birnessite as a result of both cross-coupling reactions with reactive soil organic matter components and self-coupling reactions with each other to form polymeric species. Under appropriate conditions, mineral-catalyzed oxidative coupling may exert a dominant influence on the sorption and transport of hydroxylated aromatic compounds in soil and sediment systems.
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- Hildegarde Selig
- Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125, USA
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Laurenti E, Ghibaudi E, Ardissone S, Ferrari RP. Oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase: characterization of the reaction mechanism by UV-visible spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. J Inorg Biochem 2003; 95:171-6. [PMID: 12763662 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(03)00101-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The hydrogen peroxide-oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase has been studied by means of UV-visible spectroscopy and mass spectrometry in order to clarify the reaction mechanism. The dimerization of 2,4-dichlorophenol to 2,4-dichloro-6-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-phenol and its subsequent oxidation to 2-chloro-6-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-1,4-benzoquinone together with chloride release were observed. The reaction rate was found to be pH-dependent and to be influenced by the pK(a) value of 2,4-dichlorophenol. The dissociation constants of the 2,4-dichlorophenol/horseradish peroxidase (HRP) adduct at pH 5.5 and 8.5 were also determined: their values indicate the unusual stability of the adduct at pH 5.5 with respect to several adducts of HRP with substituted phenols.
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- Enzo Laurenti
- Dipartimento di Chimica IFM, Università di Torino, Via P Giuria 7, 10125 Turin, Italy.
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Xu F, Bhandari A. Retention and extractability of phenol, cresol, and dichlorophenol exposed to two surface soils in the presence of horseradish peroxidase enzyme. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2003; 51:183-188. [PMID: 12502405 DOI: 10.1021/jf025852s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The retention of phenol, o-cresol, 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP), and their peroxidase-catalyzed polymerization products was evaluated on two surface soils. The extractability of the parent solutes and their polymerization products was also investigated. (14)C-Labeled radioisotopes were used to quantify the contaminant retained on soil as water-extractable, methanol-extractable, humic/fulvic (HA/FA) acid-bound, and soil/humin bound. Between 2 and 20% of the solute retained on soil after a 7-day contact period remained bound to the HA/FA and soil/humin components in unamended soils; in the presence of peroxidase this amount was as high as 40-75%. The alkali-extractable HA/FA component contained the largest fraction of radioactivity in peroxidase-amended soils. Whereas the soil organic matter content was the predominant factor controlling the extent of sorption of the parent phenols, the clay content and particle surface area appeared to contribute to the retention of the polymerization products. High molecular weight oligomers produced during peroxidase-mediated polymerization of phenols associate strongly with soil components and are likely incorporated into the soil organic matter via oxidative coupling reactions.
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- Fangxiang Xu
- Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-5000, USA
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