Enzyme-Assisted Wastewater Treatment in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Gaur, Nisha, Yadav, Mohit, Singh, Rashika, Sheikh, Ayan, Shrivastava, Vaishnavi and Nghiem, Xuan-Hoa (2025) Enzyme-Assisted Wastewater Treatment in the Pharmaceutical Industry. In: Biotechnology Approaches to Industrial and Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment. IGI Global, USA, pp. 399-423. ISBN 9798369384886

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Abstract

The pharmaceutical industry is a significant source of environmental pollution; the main environmental concern being the presence of residues from pharmaceutical products within water bodies. Methods used to treat wastewater traditionally involve physical and chemical processes, which lack desirable characteristics since they result in high costs, consume large amounts of energy, and produce toxic byproducts. The use of enzymes in wastewater treatment appears as an effective and sustainable alternative. For instance, oxidoreductases, lipases, and proteases catalyze at mild conditions and could split pharmaceutical complex pollutants into less harmful forms. Enzymatic processes are friendly to the environment and may minimize the creation of toxic byproducts. An illustration is cases that have indicated successful pharmaceuticals, such as diclofenac and triclosan, could be degraded using laccase. Some technical difficulties in the process need to be overcome: complex techniques of enzyme immobilization, for instance, and high setup costs.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Biology
Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Chemistry
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Mr. Luckey Pathan
Date Deposited: 12 Jun 2025 12:39
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2025 16:20
Official URL: https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/368211
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/9613

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