Removal of phenol by enzymatic oxidation and flotation

This work presents a process for phenol removal comprising a reaction step in which phenol is polymerized in the presence of an enzyme followed by a separation step involving dissolved air flotation (DAF). A crude preparation from horseradish roots was used as a low purity source of the enzyme horse...

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Main Authors: K.Q. Wilberg, D.G. Nunes, J. Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2000-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322000000400055