The Study Of Metalworking Fluids Biodegradability By Indirect Measurement Of Bacterial Inoculum Respiration

Gerulová Kristína (), Tatarka Ondrej (), Štefko Tomáš () and Škulavík Tomáš ()
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Gerulová Kristína: Ing. Kristína Gerulová, PhD., Ing. Ondrej Tatarka, Ing. Tomáš Štefko, Ing. Tomáš Škulavík, PhD. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Safety, Environment and Quality, Paulínska 16, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic
Tatarka Ondrej: Ing. Kristína Gerulová, PhD., Ing. Ondrej Tatarka, Ing. Tomáš Štefko, Ing. Tomáš Škulavík, PhD. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Safety, Environment and Quality, Paulínska 16, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic
Štefko Tomáš: Ing. Kristína Gerulová, PhD., Ing. Ondrej Tatarka, Ing. Tomáš Štefko, Ing. Tomáš Škulavík, PhD. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Safety, Environment and Quality, Paulínska 16, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic
Škulavík Tomáš: Ing. Kristína Gerulová, PhD., Ing. Ondrej Tatarka, Ing. Tomáš Štefko, Ing. Tomáš Škulavík, PhD. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Safety, Environment and Quality, Paulínska 16, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 2015, vol. 23, issue 36, 65-75

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring biodegradability of metalworking fluids (MWFs) was constructed according to (1), based on the Zahn-Wellens test which enables a continuous determination of CO2 production by the change in conductivity of absorption solution. Results obtained from the testing of 8 different MWFs by this modified method were compared to those obtained in standardized OECD 302 B. The comparison showed better description of bacterial inoculum activity in tested solution; lag phase was easy to indicate. Tested emulsion achieved the level of primary degradability 39.7 – 40.8 %, and semi-synthetics 19.1 – 43.5%. The samples of synthetics where the degradation level reached 43.9 - 58.6 % were identified as the most degradable metalworking fluids.

Keywords: biodegradability; Metalworking Fluids; Cutting Fluids; Carbon dioxide; CO2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/rput-2015-0008

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