title: Enzymatic removal of phenols from aqueous solutions by Coprinus cinereus peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide.
abstract: The fungal enzyme Coprinus cinereus peroxidase (CIP) can be used for the removal of toxic phenols from water. After treating aqueous solutions of phenols with CIP and H2O2 the phenols polymerized and precipitated. The decrease in phenol concentration was investigated for 10 different phenols. At neutral pH, the investigated phenols were in general removed with high efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Otto Warburg Center for Biotechnology in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. kauffman@agri.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kauffmann
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bjerrum
mesh_terms: D003302:Coprinus / Q000201:enzymology*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010636:Phenols / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D012996:Solutions; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D010544:Peroxidases