Study on biodegradation of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide in polymer flooding produced wastewater
- Received Date: 07/12/2009
- Accepted Date: 17/09/2009
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Key words:
- hydrolyzed polyacrylamide /
- Pseudomonas migula /
- Bacillus subtilis /
- mixed bacteria /
- bio-degradation mechanism /
- extracellular enzyme /
- reducing substances
Abstract: The effect of 2 hydrolyzed polyacrymide (HPAM)for degrading bacteria was studied in polyacrylamide. HPAM degrading bacteria CJ419 and Bacillus subtilis FA16 cultured in wastewater at 30℃. Bacterial biomass and HPAM degradation rate were investigated. After 30 d CJ419 and FA16 maximum polyacrymide degrading rates were 30.4% and 25%, respectively. Mixed bacteria reached the maximum degradation rate of 80.3%. Biochemical mechanism of degrading HPAM is that HPAM is hydrolyzed into small molecules by extracellular enzyme. Degrading bacteria also release non-protein inducing substances to participate in HPAM degradation.