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Applications of Nanozymes in Wastewater Treatment

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Nanozymes for Environmental Engineering

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Hazardous waste containing wastewaters should be treated with efficient and economically feasible methods for sustainable water management. Adaptations of novel wastewater treatment methods are required to protect the environment and to provide a high level of health protection. Conventional methods need to be combined with advanced methods to remove the toxic contaminants from wastewater. Treatment of wastewater with enzymes has been shown to improve the treatment efficiency with reduced sludge volume and reduced odour. High cost and stability of the enzymes are major limitations for the implications of enzymes in wastewater treatment. Nanomaterials with an enzyme-like activity, which are called nanozymes, are emerging as potential alternatives for natural enzymes in wastewater treatment.

Nanozymes have been shown oxidase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes like activity. Nanozymes are highly stable than natural enzymes and can exhibit the activity at a wide range of pH and temperatures. Production cost is less than that of natural enzymes, and nanozymes can be stored for longer periods. Multi functionalization and reusability are some of the important properties for wider applications of nanozymes in different types of wastewaters.

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Abbreviations

ABTS:

2, 2′-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)

BSA-Pt:

bovine serum albumin – platinum

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

HRP:

Horseradish peroxidase

Km:

Michaelis–Menten constant

OPD:

o-phenylenediamine

PANI:

Polyaniline

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

TMB:

3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine

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The author would like to thank Department of Biotechnology, Government of in India for financial support and ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India, for providing lab space. The author would like to express his sincere thanks to Dr. A K Mohanty for his valuable suggestions.

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  1. Amity Center for Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine (ACNN), Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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  3. Aix Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix en Provence, France

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Yata, V.K. (2021). Applications of Nanozymes in Wastewater Treatment. In: Daima, H.K., PN, N., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Nanozymes for Environmental Engineering. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 63. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68230-9_4

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