Bioremoval of textile dyes with different chemical structures by Aspergillus versicolor in molasses medium

Tastan B., Karatay S. E., Donmez G.

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.66, sa.10, ss.2177-2184, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2166/wst.2012.441
  • Dergi Adı: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2177-2184
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Bioremoval of 17 dyes with different chemical structures by Aspergillus versicolor was detected in this study. Maxi Ion Red GRL (MR-GRL), Everdirect Fast Black VSF (EFB-VSF) and Brillant Blue R (BB-R) were removed better by fungal mycelia. Optimum pH values were found as 6 for all three dyes. In further experiments in the highest dye concentrations tested in this study, 58.3, 100 and 49% removal yields and 14.8, 12.6, 9.0 q(m) values were found for MR-GRL, EFB-VSF and BB-R, respectively. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction after seven days of incubation period and role of laccase activity of Aspergillus sp. were also investigated. COD reduction and laccase activities were 55.6% and 2.93 U/mL for MR-GRL, 90.7% and 3.0 U/mL for EFB-VSF and 69.0% and 1.79 U/mL for BB-R, respectively. According to these results A. versicolor deserves notable attention for removal of these dyes in wastewater effluents.