Potential use of polyphenol oxidases (PPO) in the bioremediation of phenolic contaminants containing industrial wastewater

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-73

  Mukherjee, Suprabhat ^a   Basak, Bikram ^b   Bhunia, Biswanath ^b   Dey, Apurba ^b   Mondal, Biswanath ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Enzymatic wastewater treatment; Industrial wastewater; Phenolic contaminants; Polyphenol oxidase (PPO)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84874375856     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-012-9302-y     Document Type: Review

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