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ADSORPTION OF SYNTHETIC DYE AND DYES FROM A TEXTILE EFFLUENT BY DEAD MICROBIAL MASS

Abstract

Intensive research is in progress to utilize microorganisms for the ersxymatie degradation of toxic dyes present in industrial effluents. One of the most simple and efficient ways of removing dyes from industrial effluents by using the microbial biomass. In the present investigations, we have explored the possibility of utilizing dead yeast and fungal biomass to remove synthetic basic dye i.e. Rathilene scarlet red and dyes present in a local textile effluent. Colorimetric methods was standardized and performed to determine the percent dye adsorption. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhizopus oligosporus Aspergillus terreus at 5% w/v showed 84%, 56.57% and 75.91 % dye adsorption from the textile effluent and at the same concentration the above dead microbial mass showed 6315 %, 56.84 and 68.31% adsorption of Rathilene Scarlet Red in 30 minutes contact time at ambient temperature.

KRANTI ENGADE AND S.G. GUPTA

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