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Bioremediation of Dyes in Textile Effluents by Aspergillus oryzae

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In this study Aspergillus oryzae was utilized to remove azo dyes from aqueous solution. Physically induced in its paramorphogenic form to produce standardized mycelial pellets, the non-autoclaved and autoclaved hyphae biomass was applied to biosorb the reactive dyes Procion Red HE7B (PR-HE7B) and Procion Violet H3R (PV-H3R) at different pH values (2.50, 4.50, and 6.50). The best pH for biosorption was 2.50, though the autoclaved demonstrated a higher biosorption capacity than the non-autoclaved pellets. The toxicity level was determined using the Trimmed Spearman–Karber method with Daphnia similis in all bioassays. The calculated toxicity of PV-H3R (LC100 62.50 μg mL−1) was higher than to PR-HE7B (LC100 300.00 μg mL−1), and its results brought out that the decrease of toxicity levels to zero might be accomplished by adding small quantities of pelletized A. oryzae to the solutions.

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    Carlos Renato Corso & Ana Carolina Maganha de Almeida

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Corso, C.R., Maganha de Almeida, A.C. Bioremediation of Dyes in Textile Effluents by Aspergillus oryzae . Microb Ecol 57, 384–390 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-008-9459-7

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