Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 1362.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20170055

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Cascade Biodegradation of Organic Pesticide Isoproturon

WANG Fengjiao1, LI Xuelian1, HU Mancheng1,2, LI Shuni1,2, ZHAI Quanguo1,2, JIANG Yucheng1,2   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
  • Received:2017-01-20 Revised:2017-07-12 Online:2017-08-10 Published:2017-07-12
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21176150) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China(No.GK201701003).

Abstract:

Cascade biodegradation of organic pesticide isoproturon by enzymatic oxidation and activated sludge treatment is presented in this work. An enzymatic approach for the degradation of pesticide isoproturon catalyzed by chloroperoxidase with H2O2 as oxidant was proposed firstly. The complete degradation efficiency was achieved within 10 min at pH=3.0 and room temperature. The required H2O2 concentration was 0.2 mmol/L, and the dosage of chloroperoxidase(CPO) was only 7 nmol/L, indicating very few enzyme was required. The proposed degradation method was very efficient, mild, environment-friendly and no second pollution was involved, ensuring a potential application. The degradation products of isoproturon by CPO were determined by HPLC-MS, and the degraded route was proposed accordingly. Isoproturon was decomposed into small molecule 4-isopropyl aniline and 4-ethyl aniline benzylic cation by CPO-H2O2 catalytic oxidation. If the CPO-H2O2 was used as pre-stage treatment and was combined with activated sludge, the chemical oxygen demand(COD) can be eliminated to achieve effective decontamination of waste water containing isoproturon. Moreover, the ecotoxicity test using a green algae, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, showed that the growth inhibition ratio decreased with the increase of degradation of efficiency of isoproturon, indicating that the degraded products had lower toxicity than the parent isoproturon molecule.

Key words: Chloroperoxidase, Isoproturon, Cascade biodegradation, Products determination, Eco-toxicity evaluation

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