Microbial decolouration of azo dyes: a review

M Solís, A Solís, HI Pérez, N Manjarrez, M Flores - Process Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
The textile industry is a substantial consumer of water and produces enormous volumes of
contaminated water; the most important contaminants are azo dyes. Microbial processes for …

Fungal dye decolourization: recent advances and future potential

P Kaushik, A Malik - Environment international, 2009 - Elsevier
Dyes released by the textile industries pose a threat to the environmental safety. Recently,
dye decolourization through biological means has gained momentum as these are cheap …

Recent developments in biodegradation of industrial pollutants by white rot fungi and their enzyme system

M Asgher, HN Bhatti, M Ashraf, RL Legge - Biodegradation, 2008 - Springer
Increasing discharge and improper management of liquid and solid industrial wastes have
created a great concern among industrialists and the scientific community over their …

Bacterial decolorization and degradation of the reactive dye Reactive Red 180 by Citrobacter sp. CK3

H Wang, JQ Su, XW Zheng, Y Tian, XJ Xiong… - International …, 2009 - Elsevier
A bacterial strain, CK3, with remarkable ability to decolorize the reactive textile dye Reactive
Red 180, was isolated from the activated sludge collected from a textile mill. Phenotypic …

Enzyme-based solutions for textile processing and dye contaminant biodegradation—a review

SAS Chatha, M Asgher, HMN Iqbal - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The textile industry, as recognized conformist and stake industry in the world's economy, is
facing serious environmental challenges. In numerous industries, in practice, various …

Bio-remediation of colored industrial wastewaters by the white-rot fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Pleurotus ostreatus and their enzymes

V Faraco, C Pezzella, A Miele, P Giardina, G Sannia - Biodegradation, 2009 - Springer
The effect of Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Pleurotus ostreatus whole cells and their
ligninolytic enzymes on models of colored industrial wastewaters was evaluated. Models of …

Degradation of indigo dye by a newly isolated yeast, Diutina rugosa from dye wastewater polluted soil

PO Bankole, AA Adekunle, OF Obidi… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Isolation, identification, and characterization of newly isolated yeast, Diutina rugosa capable
of decolorizing indigo dye were investigated in this study. Molecular and phylogenetic …

Optimization of complete RB-5 azo dye decolorization using novel cold-adapted and mesophilic bacterial consortia

F Eskandari, B Shahnavaz, M Mashreghi - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Azo dyes are an important group of recalcitrant xenobiotics, which are difficult to degrade
and deteriorate in cold environments. In this study, two microbial consortia consisting of cold …

Decolorization of practical textile industry effluents by white rot fungus Coriolus versicolor IBL-04

M Asgher, N Azim, HN Bhatti - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2009 - Elsevier
Textile industry discharges a vast amount of unused synthetic dyes in effluents. The
discharge of these effluents into rivers and lakes leads to a reduction in sunlight penetration …

Biodegradation of diazo dye Direct brown MR by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NCIM 2890

G Ghodake, S Jadhav, V Dawkar… - International …, 2009 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus was employed for the degradation of Direct brown MR (DBMR),
commercially used azo dye in the textile industry in order to analyze mechanism of the …