Wang, Y.Y.WangZhang, Z.-F.Z.-F.ZhangXu, X.-J.X.-J.XuChen, C.C.ChenXu, J.-B.J.-B.XuKong, L.-C.L.-C.KongXie, P.P.XieZheng, C.-M.C.-M.ZhengRen, N.-Q.N.-Q.RenDUU-JONG LEE2021-02-042021-02-042019Wang, Y.;Zhang, Z.-F.;Xu, X.-J.;Chen, C.;Xu, J.-B.;Kong, L.-C.;Xie, P.;Zheng, C.-M.;Ren, N.-Q.;Lee, D.-J.https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076064527&partnerID=40&md5=27f62c9a890eef33527dde44077df84ahttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/547653Current approaches of polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) treatment mostly rely on transferring from the liquid phase to other phases (gas and solid), leaving secondary pollution risks. In this study, biodegradation of PDMS in wastewater was found with activated sludge collected from real wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The highest biodegradation rates of dodecamethylpentasiloxane (L5) and tetradecamethylhexasiloxane (L6) reached up to 58.3% and 21.4% within 5-day anaerobic incubation at 37 °C under shaking at 100 rpm. Moreover, the microbial communities were investigated by using Illumina high-throughput sequencing of 16S-rRNA, which pointed Clostridium spp. as a potential candidate responsible for the biodegradation of PDMS under anaerobic condition. Notably, this is the first report of effective biodegradation of PDMS by microbes in activated sludge. This study could open up possibilities for bioavailable methods to depollute other emerging organic pollutants in water. © 2019Adsorption; Biodegradation; Methyl siloxane; Microbial community composition[SDGs]SDG6Activated sludge process; Adsorption; Bacteria; Microchannels; Organic pollutants; RNA; Sewage; Sewage treatment plants; Silicones; Wastewater treatment; Water pollution; Anaerobic conditions; Anaerobic incubation; High-throughput sequencing; Methyl siloxane; Microbial communities; Microbial community composition; Polydimethylsiloxane PDMS; Secondary pollution; Biodegradation; methyl siloxane; RNA 16S; siloxane; unclassified drug; water; activated sludge; adsorption; Article; biodegradation; gas chromatography; high throughput sequencing; microbial community; polymerization; priority journal; solid; volatilization; waste water management; water qualityjournal article10.1016/j.biteb.2019.1002092-s2.0-85076064527