New perspectives on the anaerobic degradation of BTEX: Mechanisms, pathways, and intermediates

被引：6
作者：
Hernández-Ospina D.A. [1 ]
Osorio-González C.S. [1 ]
Miri S. [1 ]
Kaur Brar S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, M3J 1P3, ON
来源：
Chemosphere | 2024年 / 361卷
基金：
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词：
Anaerobic degradation; Biodegradation pathways; Bioremediation; BTEX; BTEX-Degrading bacteria; Environmental pollution;
D O I：
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142490
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摘要：
Aromatic hydrocarbons like benzene, toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene (BTEX) can escape into the environment from oil and gas operations and manufacturing industries posing significant health risks to humans and wildlife. Unlike conventional clean-up methods used, biological approaches such as bioremediation can provide a more energy and labour-efficient and environmentally friendly option for sensitive areas such as nature reserves and cities, protecting biodiversity and public health. BTEX contamination is often concentrated in the subsurface of these locations where oxygen is rapidly depleted, and biodegradation relies on anaerobic processes. Thus, it is critical to understand the anaerobic biodegradation characteristics as it has not been explored to a major extent. This review presents novel insights into the degradation mechanisms under anaerobic conditions and presents a detailed description and interconnection between them. BTEX degradation can follow four activation mechanisms: hydroxylation, carboxylation, methylation, and fumarate addition. Hydroxylation is one of the mechanisms that explains the transformation of benzene into phenol, toluene into benzyl alcohol or p-cresol, and ethylbenzene into 1-phenylethanol. Carboxylation to benzoate is thought to be the primary mechanism of degradation for benzene. Despite being poorly understood, benzene methylation has been also reported. Moreover, fumarate addition is the most widely reported mechanism, present in toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene degradation. Further research efforts are required to better elucidate new and current alternative catabolic pathways. Likewise, a comprehensive analysis of the enzymes involved as well as the development of advance tools such as omic tools can reveal bottlenecks degradation steps and create more effective on-site strategies to address BTEX pollution. © 2024 The Authors
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