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In this study, a functional bio-carrier modified by redox meditors was developed as a redox mediator for application in azo dye decolorization processes. Its accelerating effect and mechanism for azo dyes decolorization were also examined. The decolorization rates of 10 azo dyes were enhanced about 1.5–3 fold by the functional bio-carrier modified with disperse turquoise blue S-GL, and the ORP value during the acid red GR decolorization process was changed to a more negative value of 20–25 mV. Non-dissolved redox mediator on the functional bio-carrier played a similar role as NADH during the azo dyes decolorization process. At the same time, the functional bio-carrier exhibited good reusability and the combinational technology of the redox mediator and bio-carrier was a great improvement of the redox mediator application and represents a new bio-treatment concept.
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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50978082), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (E2007000633) and the Talented Young Scholars Foundation of Fujian Province (2008F3106). The work of modified fiber bio-carrier was kindly helped by Doctor Cui Zhihua.
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Guo, J., Kang, L., Lian, J. et al. The accelerating effect and mechanism of a newly functional bio-carrier modified by redox mediators for the azo dyes decolorization. Biodegradation 21, 1049–1056 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-010-9365-9
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