Degradation of Aromatic Compounds in the Environment
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aromatic compounds; biodegradation; immobilization; oxygenases; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; bacteria; bacterial fatty acids
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Interests: bioavailability; bioremediation; biosurfactants; cell membrane; cell surface; ecotoxicology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With industry development, environmental pollution with aromatic compounds, such as nitrophenols, chlorophenols, and polycyclic aromatic compounds, is constantly increasing. Due to their structure, these compounds are highly durable and resistant to biodegradation. At the same time, they are characterized by high toxicity to living organisms and threaten the proper functioning of biocenoses. We encourage researchers to submit original research papers and review articles, stimulating further efforts to develop strategies to reduce environmental pollution with toxic aromatic compounds and help remove them from contaminated sites.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Environmental effects of aromatic compounds;
- Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) as an effective method of removing arenes;
- Sewage treatment plant (STP) processes for removing aromatic compounds;
- Development of new methods to intensify the degradation of aromatic compounds;
- Microbiological transformation and degradation of aromatic compounds;
- Analysis of bioproducts from physicochemical and biological conversions of arenes.
Dr. Urszula Guzik
Dr. Wojciech Smułek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aromatic compounds
- microorganisms
- biodegradation
- biotransformation
- advanced oxidation processes
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