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Enzymatic technologies for remediation of hydrophobic organic pollutants in soil

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Worldwide there are numerous contaminated sites as a result of the widespread production and use of chemicals in industrial and military activities as well as poor schemes of waste disposal and accidental spillages. The implementation of strategies for decontamination and restoration of polluted sites has become a priority, being bioremediation with biological agents a promising alternative. Enzyme-based technologies offer several advantages over the use of microbial cells, provided that the biocatalyst meets specific requirements: efficiency to remove the target pollutant/s, non-dependency on expensive coenzymes or cofactors, enzyme stability, and an affordable production system. In this mini-review, the direct application of enzymes for in situ soil bioremediation is explored, and also novel ex situ enzymatic technologies are presented. This new perspective provides a valuable insight into the different enzymatic alternatives for decontamination of soils. Examples of recent applications are reported, including pilot-scale treatments and patented technologies, and the principles of operation and the main requirements associated are described. Furthermore, the main challenges regarding the applicability of enzymatic technologies for remediation of hydrophobic organic pollutants from soil are discussed.

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This work was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN, CTQ2013-44762-R). The authors belong to the Galician Competitive Research Group GRC 2013–032, program co-funded by FEDER. Gemma Eibes thanks Xunta de Galicia for her postdoctoral grant (I2C Program). Adriana Arca thanks the Spanish Ministry of Education for the FPU grant AP2010-2086.

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Eibes, G., Arca-Ramos, A., Feijoo, G. et al. Enzymatic technologies for remediation of hydrophobic organic pollutants in soil. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 99, 8815–8829 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6872-y

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