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Biodegradation of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide and Methylparaben in Shampoo and Hair Dressing Salon Waste Using Bacteria Isolated from Sewage Treatment Sludge

P. U. Onuche, F. G. Okibe, V. O. Ajibola

Archives of Current Research International · pp. 1–9 · Published 21 Mar 2016

10.9734/ACRI/2016/25278

Abstract

The present study investigated the biodegradation of Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and Methyl paraben (MP) both in Shampoo and hair dressing salon waste using bacteria isolated from Sewage treatment sludge. The biodegradation was carried out according to the OECD Guideline for ready biodegradability and was monitored by Standard Spectrophotometric methods. The results obtained indicated that these compounds were degraded biotically by simple bacteria identified using a Microgen Kit for bacteria characterization.: Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens degraded 98.3% of the initial CTAB level in the Standard CTAB solution on 13 days of incubation; Pseudomonas fluorescens andActinobacillus hominis degraded  96.7% of the initial CTAB level on 10 days of incubation and 92.0% of the original MP on 13 days of incubation in the Shampoo solution; Pseudomonas aeurogonisa and Klebsiella planticola degraded 95.3% of the initial CTAB level on 5 days of incubation and 94.7% of the original MP level on 4 days of incubation in the washing solution; Pseudomonas aeuroginosa and Salmonella typhi were found present in the Inoculum control. In conclusion, the results of this study suggested that the bacteria obtained from the sewage sludge can be used as a cost effective and environmentally friendly agent for the biodegradation of surfactants in sewage treatment processes.

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide methyl paraben spectrophotometric biodegradation shampoo hair dressing salon

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