Thesis supervisor: Mónika Meiczinger
co-supervisor: Viola Somogyi
Location of studies (in Hungarian): University of Pannonia, Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering Abbreviation of location of studies: UPBCE
Description of the research topic:
Municipal wastewater treatment plants face the challenges of needing to simultaneously treat macronutrients and contaminants such as cosmetics, detergents and pesticides present in low concentrations that are of serious risk to the environment due to their toxic effects. Some enzymes, such as oxidoreductases, are capable of converting these organic micropollutants in free or immobilised forms. Nonetheless, the cost of producing these enzymes and their short lifespan pose an obstacle for the process to become widespread in municipal wastewater treatment. Instead of producing purified enzymes, a solution to make the technology more attractive may be the use of partially purified enzymes along with the development of different immobilisation techniques. The aim of the PhD work is to develop an easy-to-use enzyme-catalytic wastewater treatment method that can effectively remove the above mentioned micropollutants from various types of wastewater. To this end, as a continuation of previous work the combined effects of different enzymes (laccase, horseradish peroxidase) are to be investigated, along with what other enzymes could be involved in the tests to improve the degradability of persistent impurities. In order to increase the life span and facilitate the usability enzymes, various immobilization methods are going to be examined and their effect on the enzyme functionality will be tested.
Background of the research topic: The research theme is based on the results of the following projects:
GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00016 Vízbázis-védelem, moduláris, mobil vízkezelő rendszerek és szennyvízkezelő technológiák fejlesztése a Pannon Egyetem bázisán hazánk dinamikus export növekedésének elősegítése érdekében
TÉT_15_IN-1-2016-0094 Enzymatic degradation of antibiotics and phenol residues waste components at low concentration in surface waters and industrial wastewater using modofied membrane bioreactor
GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00017 Bionanotechnológiai kutatások betegségek hatékony kimutatása, újfajta hatóanyagok kifejlesztése és bioinspirált intelligens nanoanyagok előállítása
Required language skills: English Number of students who can be accepted: 1
Deadline for application: 2021-08-31
2024. IV. 17. ODT ülés Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).
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