Microbial Degradation of Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane
AUTOR(ES)
Grümping, R.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The microbial degradation of low-molecular-weight polydimethylsiloxanes was investigated through laboratory experiments. Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane was found to be biodegraded under anaerobic conditions in composted sewage sludge, as monitored by the occurrence of the main polydimethylsiloxane degradation product, dimethylsilanediol, compared to that found in experiments with sterilized control samples.
