<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The results of laboratory studies into the oxygen biodegradation of chelating substances in aqueous medium under kinetic and static test conditions with added glucose as an additional source of carbon, are presented. It has been found that S,S-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (S,S-EDDS) and methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) are more readily degradable than ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), most commonly used in the production of microelement fertilizers. It has also been found that the presence of additional carbon sources accelerates biodegradation.</p></abstract>

The results of laboratory studies into the oxygen biodegradation of chelating substances in aqueous medium under kinetic and static test conditions with added glucose as an additional source of carbon, are presented. It has been found that S,S-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (S,S-EDDS) and methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) are more readily degradable than ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), most commonly used in the production of microelement fertilizers. It has also been found that the presence of additional carbon sources accelerates biodegradation.

Biodegradability of the compounds introduced with microelement fertilizers into the environment

Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Technology and Mineral Fertilizers, Wrocław University of Technology, ul. Smoluchowskiego 25, 50-371 Wrocław, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

The results of laboratory studies into the oxygen biodegradation of chelating substances in aqueous medium under kinetic and static test conditions with added...

Biodegradability of the compounds introduced with microelement fertilizers into the environment

Published Online: Nov 06, 2007

Page range: 38 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-007-0050-7

Keywords
biodegradation, microelement fertilizers, EDTA, S, S-EDDS, MGDA

This content is open access.

Biodegradability of the compounds introduced with microelement fertilizers into the environment

Published Online: Nov 06, 2007

Page range: 38 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-007-0050-7

Keywordsbiodegradation, microelement fertilizers, EDTA, S, S-EDDS, MGDA

This content is open access.

Keywords
biodegradation, microelement fertilizers, EDTA, S, S-EDDS, MGDA