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Mycoremediation of Synthetic Dyes: An Insight into the Mechanism, Process Optimization and Reactor Design

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Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters

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Mycoremediation of dye-bearing effluents has gained considerable importance in the last decade. However, a deep understanding of the dye removal mechanism as well as the optimization of the dye removal process is essential while designing the operational strategy for mycoremediation. This chapter describes the recent advancements based on the use of various analytical as well as statistical tools in elucidating the mechanism of dye removal process and optimizing the conditions for efficient removal. In order to connote mycoremediation at industrial level, various reactor designs and management of dye-laden fungal biomass have been discussed. The chapter concludes with the potential of various innovations such as the microbial formulations that shall prove handy in translating mycoremediation at industrial scale.

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Financial assistance from Department of Science and Technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India and CSIR Senior Research Fellowship and Research Associateship to one of the authors (PK), are gratefully acknowledged.

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Kaushik, P., Malik, A. (2015). Mycoremediation of Synthetic Dyes: An Insight into the Mechanism, Process Optimization and Reactor Design. In: Singh, S. (eds) Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10942-8_1

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