Dehalococcoides sp. strain BAV1 couples growth with the reductive dechlorination of vinyl chloride (VC) to ethene. Degenerate primers targeting conserved regions in reductive dehalogenase (RDase) genes were designed and used to PCR amplify putative RDase genes from strain BAV1. Seven unique RDase gene fragments were identified. Transcription analysis of VC-grown BAV1 cultures suggested that bvc...

Chlorodifluoromethane (R-22), the most abundant freon in atmosphere, was subjected to successful hydrodechlorination presence of palladium supported on ?-alumina, at a relatively low reaction temperature (180 °C). The combination catalytic actions alumina (performing dismutation) and Pd nanoparticles (catalyzing C–Cl bond splitting hydrogen) results transformation into valuable, chlorine-free p...

The concern about synthetic chemical compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) as a threat to living organisms (21) has fostered research on innovative treatment technologies for their destruction. Because of their hydrophobic properties, these compounds accumulate in fatty tissues of all organisms (21). In the environment, they often partition into aquatic ...

As a member of phenoloxidase group of enzymes, laccase has been reported as to be quite efficient in oxidative degradation of various phenolics by some investigators. In this paper, effectivity of laccase enzyme produced from Trametes versicolor ATCC 200801 on dechlorination of pp’DDT in order to reduce its toxicity has been investigated. In experimental conditions used during enzymatic dechlor...

Polyhalogenated compounds are often environmentally persistent and toxic to mammals. Microorganisms that metabolize these compounds can detoxify contaminated environments. Different biochemical mechanisms are used to metabolize polyhalogenated compounds, but few naturally occurring bacteria have this capability. A recombinant bacterium was constructed to metabolize polyhalogenated compounds to ...

Cultures of the basidiomycete Mycena avenacea TA 8480 were shown to metabolize pentachlorophenol (PCP), 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-p-hydroquinone (TeCHQ), and 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone (TeCBQ). The first metabolite of the PCP degradation pathway was identified as TeCBQ which in a second reaction is reduced to the hydroquinone TeCHQ. Subsequently dechlorination of TeCHQ yielded 3,5,6-trichloro...

G. Adiwidjaja Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut der Universität Hamburg, Grindelallee 48, D-20146 Hamburg Z. Naturforsch. 50b, 953-958 (1995); received November 21, 1994 Chlorinated Insecticides, Electrochemical Reduction, Aldrin, Mirex, Dechlorination Partial but regioand stereoselective dechlorination takes place if polychlorinated oligocyclic insecticides (Diels-Alder adducts and dimer...

Cell-free extracts of Rhodococcus corallinus NRRL B-15444R dechlorinated deethylsimazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-l,3,5-triazine-6-amine) to N-ethylammeline (2-amino-4-ethylamino-l,3,5-triazine-6(SH)-one) anaerobically, and, thus, presumably hydrolytically. Two enzyme fractions (M, about 450000 and 180000) that dechlorinated deethylsimazine were detected after gel permeation chromatography of cel...

Nanoparticles of a borate nonlinear optical material, K3B6O10Br (KBB), have been fabricated and demonstrated excellent catalytic activity in UV-induced dechlorination of chlorophenols, which are typical persistent organic pollutants. The obtained dechlorination efficiency is 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of a commercial P25 TiO2 catalyst under UV (λ > 254 nm) light irradiation. The non...