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Enzymatic decolorization of spent textile dyeing baths composed by mixtures of synthetic dyes and additives

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The effects of different components of real dyeing bath formulations, such as the equalizing and fixing additives—acids, salts, and surfactants—on the decolorization catalyzed by Funalia trogii enzymatic extracts, were investigated to understand their influence on the recalcitrance to biodegradation of this type of wastewater. The decolorization of selected dyes and dye mixtures after tissue dyeing was performed in the presence/absence of auxiliary compounds. All spent dyeing baths were enzymatically decolorized to different extents, by the addition of extracts containing laccase only or laccase plus cellobiose dehydrogenase. Whereas surfactant auxiliaries, in some instances, inhibit the decolorization of spent dyeing baths, in several occurrences the acid/salt additives favor the enzymatic process. In general, the complete spent dyeing formulations are better degraded than those containing the dyes only. The comparison of extracellular extracts obtained from spent straws from the commercial growth of Pleurotus sp. mushrooms with those from F. trogii reveals similar decolorization extents thus allowing to further reduce the costs of bioremediation.

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We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Italian MIUR PRIN 2007 project funding and MECHOS Project, POR Ob3 Tuscany Region.

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  1. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Della Lastruccia 3, 50019, Florence, Italy

    Ilaria Ciullini, Antonella Gullotto, Silvia Tilli, Andrea Scozzafava & Fabrizio Briganti

  2. Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Giovanni Sannia

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy

    Riccardo Basosi

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Ciullini, I., Gullotto, A., Tilli, S. et al. Enzymatic decolorization of spent textile dyeing baths composed by mixtures of synthetic dyes and additives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 96, 395–405 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3809-y

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