Structural effects of ionic liquids on microalgal growth inhibition and microbial degradation

Pham, Thi Phuong Thuy; Cho, Chul-Woong; Yun, Yeoung-Sang

Structural effects of ionic liquids on microalgal growth inhibition and microbial degradation

2016

Pham, Thi Phuong Thuy | Cho, Chul-Woong | Yun, Yeoung-Sang

In the present study, we investigated structural effects of various ionic liquids (ILs) on microalgal growth inhibition and microbial biodegradability. For this, we tested pyridinium- and pyrrolidinium-based ILs with various alkyl chain lengths and bromide anion, and compared the toxicological effects with log EC₅₀ values of imidazolium-based IL with the same alkyl chains and anion from literature. Comparing determined EC₅₀ values of cationic moieties with the same alkyl chain length, pyridinium-based ILs were found to be slightly more toxic towards the freshwater green alga, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, than a series of pyrrolidinium and imidazolium except to 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide. Concerning the biodegradation study of 12 ILs using the activated sludge microorganisms, the results showed that the pyridinium derivatives except to 1-propyl-3-methylpyridinium cation were degraded. Whereas in case of imidazolium- and pyrrolidinium-based compounds, only n-hexyl and n-octyl substituted cations were fully degraded but no significant biodegradation was observed for the short chains (three and four alkyl chains).

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