Abstract: An enzyme detergent composition capable of detoxifying G-agents and other OPA chemicals comprises a laundry detergent and an enzymatic cell free extract from E. coli, the composition having a pH of about 6.5 to 10 in water.A method of hydrolyzing a hydrolyzable compound comprises contacting compound with an amount of an aqueous suspension of the enzyme detergent composition of the invention under conditions affective to attain the desired affect.A method of cleaning and detoxifying a product comprising a hydrolyzable compound comprises contacting the product with an amount of an aqueous suspension of the enzyme detergent composition of the invention under conditions capable of attaining the desired affect, and rinsing the product.

Abstract: Total removal of cellulose nitrate particles from a waste water stream is accomplished by a combination of chemical and biological treatments which result in an effluent having a greatly reduced concentration of nitrogen compounds and having an acceptable BOD. The first step in the process requires that the insoluble, non-biodegradable cellulose nitrate particles be chemically digested with alkali to produce soluble products. Following digestion, the waste stream is supplemented with domestic raw sewage and a microbially utilizable carbon source and the supplemented waste stream is subjected first to an anaerobic microbial denitrification treatment to eliminate the oxidized forms of nitrogen and then to an aerobic microbial treatment to reduce BOD and to oxidize reduced nitrogen compounds.