Aerobic biodegradation of monobranched aliphatic alcohol polyethoxylates

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 555-560

  Marcomini, Antonio ^a   Pojana, Giulio ^a   Carrer, Claudio ^a   Cavalli, Luciano ^b   Cassani, Giorgio ^b   Lazzarin, Mario ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Aerobic metabolites; Aliphatic alcohol polyethoxylates

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; MACROGOL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033999045     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190306     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Biermann M, Lange F, Piorr R, Ploog U, Rutzen H, Schindler J, Schimd R. 1987. Synthesis of surfactants. In Falbe J, ed. Surfactants in Consumer Products. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, pp 87-90.
2. Kravetz L, Salanitro JP, Dorn PB, Guin KF. 1991. Influence of hydrophobe type and extent of branching on environmental response factors of nonionic surfactants. J Am Oil Chem Soc 68: 610-618.
3. Wickbold R. 1974. Analitische Beiträge zum biologischen Abbau von Tensiden. Tenside Det 11:137-144.
4. Schöberl P, Kundel E, Espeter K. 1981. Vergleichende Untersuchungen über mikrobiellen Metabolismus eines Nonylphenol- und eines Oxoalkohol-Ethoxylates. Tenside Det 18:64-71.
5. Schöberl P, Bock KJ, Huber M, Huber L. 1988. Okologische relevante Daten von Tensiden in Wasch- und Reinigungsmitteln. Tenside Surfact Det 25:86-98.
6. Brüschweiler H, Felber H, Schwager F. 1991. Biologischer Abbau (Primär, Endabbau und Abbauzwischen produkte) einiger wichtiger anionischer und nichtnionischer Tenside, Tenside Surfact Det 28:348-355.
7. Schöberl P, Bock KJ. 1980. Tensidabau und dessen Metaboliten. Tenside Det 17:262-266.
8. Swisher RD. 1987. Surfactant Biodegradation. Marcel Dekker, NY, New York, USA.
9. White GF. 1993. Bacterial biodegradation of ethoxylated surfactants. Pestic Sci 37:159-166.
10. Marcomini A, Zanette M, Pojana G, Suter MJF. 2000. Behavior of aliphatic alcohol polyethoxylates and their metabolites under standardized aerobic biodegradation conditions. Environ Toxicol Chem 19:549-554.
11. Birch RR. 1984. Biodegradation of nonionics surfactants. J Am Oil Chem Soc 61:340-343.
12. Painter HA. 1992. OECD test guidelines programme. Detailed review paper on biodegrability testing. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France.
13. Di Corcia A, Crescenzi C, Marcomini A, Samperi R. 1998. Liquid chromatography-electrospray-mass spectrometry as a valuable tool for characterizing biodegradation intermediates of branched alcohol ethoxylate surfactants. Environ Sci Technol 32:711-718.
14. Zanette M, Marcomini A, Marchiori E, Samperi R. 1996. High-performance liquid chromatographic-fluorescence determination of aliphatic alcohol polyethoxylates and polyethylene glycols in aqueous samples. J Chromatogr 756:159-174.
15. Marcomini A, Pojana G. 1997. Surfactants metabolites in environmental aqueous samples: A liquid Chromatographic approach to the routine analysis of alcohol polyethoxylate biointermediates. Analusis 7:M35-37.