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Surfactant Biodegradation

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Abstract

Although surfactants are being used extensively in detergents, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics and in industries and various other sectors due to their diverse functions, they also play a critical role in environmental contamination. For this reason, efforts must be made to address the biodegradation of surfactants in the environment. This chapter presents an overview of the degradation of surfactants and discusses in detail the impact of surfactants on the environment and the types and mechanisms of surfactant biodegradation. The factors influencing the biodegradation of surfactants are briefly discussed, while an assessment of the biodegradability of surfactants is also presented.

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Abbreviations

AE:

Fatty acid polyoxyethylene ester

AEO :

Aliphatic alcohol polyoxyethylene ether

AES :

Alcohol ether sulphate

AOPs :

Advanced oxidation processes

APEO:

Alkyl phenol polyoxyethylene ether

AS :

Alkyl sulfonate

BOD :

Biological oxygen demand

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

COD :

Chemical oxygen demand

DO :

Dissolved oxygen

DOC :

Dissolved Organic Carbon

H2O2 :

Hydrogen peroxide

LAS :

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate

NPEOn :

Nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether

O3 :

Ozone

OPEOn:

Octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether

QACs :

Quaternary ammonium compounds

SDS :

Sodium dodecyl sulphate

SPC :

Sulfophenyl carboxylic acids

SPE :

Solid-phase extraction

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2018/STG01/UIAM/03/2) (FRGS19-015-0623), Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia, and Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University, Malaysia.

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