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Table 1 Information of the four kinds of QACs used in this study

From: Microbial responses to transient shock loads of quaternary ammonium compounds with different length of alkyl chain in a membrane bioreactor

QACs

Abbreviations

Molecular structure

Chemical formula

Molecular weight (g/mol)

Purity (%)

Octyl trimethyl ammonium chloride

ATAC C8

C11H26NCl

207.5

≥ 97.0

Dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride

ATAC C12

C15H34NCl

263.5

≥ 98.0

Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride

ATAC C16

C20H44NCl

333.5

≥ 98.0

Hexadecyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride

BAC C16

C25H46NCl

395.5

≥ 98.0