Combining computational tools and experimental studies towards endocrine disruptors mitigation : A review of biocatalytic and adsorptive processes

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The endocrine disruptors (EDCs) are an important group of emerging contaminants, and their mitigation has been a huge challenge due to their chemistry complexity and variety of these compounds. The traditional treatments are inefficient to completely remove EDCs, and adsorptive processes are the major alternative investigated on their removal. Also, the use of EDCs degrading enzymes has been encouraged due to ecofriendly approach of biocatalytic processes. This paper highlights the occurrence, classification, and toxicity of EDCs with special focus in the use of enzyme-based and adsorptive technologies in the elimination of EDCs from ambiental matrices. Numerous prior reviews have focused on the discussions toward these technologies. However, the literature lacks theoretical discussions about important aspects of these methods such as the mechanisms of EDCs adsorption on the adsorbent surface or the interactions between degrading enzymes - EDCs. In this sense, theoretical calculations combined to experimental studies may help in the development of more efficient technologies to EDCs mitigation. In this review, we point out how computational tools such as molecular docking and molecular dynamics have to contribute to the design of new adsorbents and efficient catalytic processes towards endocrine disruptors mitigation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:344

Enthalten in:

Chemosphere - 344(2023) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 140302

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Silva, Maria Cristina [VerfasserIn]
de Castro, Alexandre A [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Karla Lara [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Igor F Lara [VerfasserIn]
Bretz, Raphael Resende [VerfasserIn]
Ramalho, Teodorico C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adsorption
Computational chemistry
Endocrine Disruptors
Endocrine disruptors removal
Enzymes
Journal Article
Review
Wastewater treatment
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 01.11.2023

Date Revised 01.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140302

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362825122