Wastewater originating from the textile industry is one of the major sources of pollution for
surface and groundwater bodies in countries where textiles and other dye-products are …

Approximately 0.7 million tons of azo dyes are synthesized each year. Azo dyes are
composed of one or more R 1-N= NR 2 linkages. Studies have shown that both mammalian …

Dyes may be defined as substances that, when applied to a substrate provide color by a
process that alters, at least temporarily, any crystal structure of the colored substances [1, 2] …

The textile industry is among the most complex and oldest industries. Dyeing is the process
in textiles that highly influences the choice of people for their clothing. Synthetic dyes are …

Organic dyes are used in a wide range of industrial applications (eg, textiles, food products,
cosmetics and pharmaceuticals), so they are frequently found in wastewaters and are …

Among azo dyes, methyl red dye is mutagenic and its persistence causes serious impacts
on the environment and human health. The current study is the first report of methyl red dye …

Effective dye decolorization in wastewater still shows a big challenge. Although the
biological methods, especially using enzymes, offer alternative and effective process for dye …

Food colorants are categorized into natural and synthetic dyes. One of the famous synthetic
food dyes is Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) which belongs to the family of azo dyes and widely …

Most solutions for biological treatment of azo dyes are based on conventional anaerobic-
aerobic processes, but transition to full scale demands technology simplification and cost …

Granules which could efficiently mineralize azo dyes were cultivated through immobilization
of aerobic degradation strains in a core composed of anaerobic decolorization cultures. The …