Peroxidases Application in the Wastewater Treatment

Abstract

This revision exposes the use of oxidative enzymes in the treatment of specific contaminants of wastewater, like phenolic compounds, aromatic amines, textile dyes and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Peroxidases belong to a group of oxidative enzymes distributed among several natural resources, which can degrade a wide variety of aromatic compounds. However, high costs of production difficult the widespread use of these enzymes for the wastewater remediation in industrial scale. Stand and pilot studies are showing that the enzymatic treatment of effluents can be a viable option for biodegradation of contaminants. In this article many studies using oxidative enzymes to carry out effluent treatment are covered.