Optimization of Horseradish Peroxidase Catalytic Degradation for 2-Methyl-6-Ethylaniline Removal Using Response Surface Methodology

For optimizing the reaction conditions of 2-methyl-6-ethylaniline (MEA) degradation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP), a response surface methodology with three factors and three levels was used in this research to establish a regression model, a ternary quadratic polynomial, in order to ana...

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Main Authors: Songtao Shen, Qing Wang, Jiancheng Shu, Li Ma, Li Chen, Yingyi Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/5/1093
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Summary:For optimizing the reaction conditions of 2-methyl-6-ethylaniline (MEA) degradation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP), a response surface methodology with three factors and three levels was used in this research to establish a regression model, a ternary quadratic polynomial, in order to analyze temperature, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration and pH effects on MEA removal efficiency. The results showed that the regression model was significant (p &lt; 0.0001), fitted well with experimental data and had a high degree of reliability and accuracy, and the data were reasonable with low errors. By analyzing interactions and solving the regression model, the maximum MEA removal efficiency was 97.90%, and the optimal conditions were defined as follows: pH 5.02, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration 13.41mM, and temperature 30.95 &#176;C. Under the optimal conditions, the average MEA removal efficiency obtained from the experiments was 97.56%. This research can provide reference for the treatment of actual acetochlor industrial wastewater.
ISSN:2073-4441