Application of mutagenic treatment of active silt for oxidation of cellulose nitrate

Abstract

The oxidation of native cellulose nitrate (13.38% N) and cellulose nitrate (CN) treated with UV radiation and ozone (UV+ozone) by a biocenosis of microorganisms of active silt (AS) from sewage disposal plants and by a combination of AS with sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio desulfuricans BKM B-1388 and microscopic fungi Fusarium solani BKM F-819 was studied. The use of the preliminary treatment significantly increased the degree of decomposition of CN during its subsequent biodegradation by a symbiosis of AS microorganisms with D. desulfuricans and F. solani. The application of the mutagenic treatment of AS with nitrosomethylurea (NMU) allows the biocenosis of AS microorganisms with CN acting as a pollutant to retain high oxidation ability with good sedimentation properties for 65 days of incubation. The degree of decomposition was 24.36%. Substantial parameters were achieved during the incubation period of treated CN (CNtreat) within the first 5 days, which is promising from the point of view of practical use.