A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NON TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM TOXIC ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

摘要

A process is described for degrading organic pollutant compounds using fungal enzymes containing a lignin degrading enzyme using hydrogen peroxide. The process particularly uses Phanerochaete chrysosporium as a source of the hydrogen peroxide and the enzymes. The process is particularly useful for degrading halogenated hydrocarbons with the halogens substituted in bicyclic rings, which are resistant to biodegradation and which occur in the environment as persistent pollutants.