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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 174, 期 1, 页码 27-32出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.07.055
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Environment; Ionic liquids; Biodegradability; Toxicity; Activated sludge
The potential of four ILs for whole-cell biotechnological processes was evaluated in terms of toxicity and biodegradability. From the four ILs tested, only Aliquat completely inhibited the microbial glucose uptake at a concentration of 5%, while [PEGMIM][PF6] was completely soluble in water. Therefore, these ILs were discarded for further studies. On the other hand, [BMIM][PF6] and [BMIM][NTF2] were not toxic at a concentration of 5% (v/v) (specific concentrations of 170 and 180 g(IL) g(Biomass)(-1), respectively). while IL addition at 10% (v/v) slightly inhibited the metabolic activity relative to controls deprived of IL. Addition of both [BMIM][PF6] and [BMIM][NTF2] produced an acclimation time of approximately 24 h before the microorganisms were able to uptake the substrate. Further experiments on IL toxicity due to long-term fluoride (F-) release showed that despite the fact that F- was detected in the aqueous phase, its concentration was very low (<= 2.98 mg L-1) and hence not toxic for the microorganisms. Finally, short- and long-term biodegradability tests showed that neither [BMIM][PF6] nor [BMIM][NTF2] was biodegradable. Therefore, [BMIM][PF6] and [BMIM][NTF2] can be considered as compatible with whole-cell biotechnological processes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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