作者: Tom Tanghe
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摘要: Degradation of branched octylphenol was studied in abacterial culture a Sphingomonas sp. strain.Octylphenol is considered to be the most stabledegradation intermediate formed from correspondingnonionic polyethoxylates surfactantsduring biological wastewater treatment. Sinceoctylphenol can exert estrogenic effects wildlife,a detailed study its biodegradation warranted.The aerobic microbiological transformation ofoctylphenol examined with and without additionof easily assimilable sodium acetate. In bothcases formation metabolite2,4,4-trimethyl-2-pentanol, representing intactalkyl chain as tertiary alcohol, observed. Sincethe degradation rate not affected bythe presence acetate, this strain did show anydiauxic metabolic behaviour when incubated withoctylphenol acetate sources ofcarbon energy. As result thebiotransformation octylphenol, estrogenicpotency removed because it phenolic moietythat interacts estrogen receptors. Thisfeature opens perspectives for use strainin framework an adequate treatment ofwastewater high levels alkylphenolpolyethoxylates.