[Reaction of free chlorine transforms into chloramines in microorganism inactivation experiment]

Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2008 Nov;29(11):3054-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Due to organic N exiting in the pure bacterial cultures, when using free chlorine to inactivate microorganisms, freest chlorine transforms into organic N-chloramines which are no use in disinfection process. This reaction happens in E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa inactivation experiments. Added 2 mg x L(-1) free chlorine to inactivate E. coli of 10(8) CFU x mL(-1), free chlorine exhausts in 5 min while chloramines and dichloramines become 0.92 mg x L(-1) and 0.4 mg x L(-1). E. coli is used as test microorganism in following inactivation experiments. E. coli suspension is purified by centrifugal and membrane filtration, but the purification can't help to separate the organic N from E. coli suspension, which indicating that the source of organic N may be from bacterium cells. Dilution is worked when E. coli concentrations are diluted under 10(5) CFU/mL. This result should be regarded in related researches in future.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chloramines / chemistry*
  • Chlorine / chemistry*
  • Chlorine / pharmacology
  • Disinfectants / chemistry*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Nitrogen / metabolism
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / metabolism

Substances

  • Chloramines
  • Disinfectants
  • Chlorine
  • Nitrogen