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PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 51, Issue 7, Pages 642-649Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2020.1848868
Keywords
Aspergillus versicolor LH1; biodegradation mechanism; decolorization; Methyl red
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- University Scientific Research Project of Suzhou University of Science and Technology [XKQ201611, XKZ2018009]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21676173]
- Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Education Department
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This study focused on the decolorization and degradation treatment of azo dye methyl red (MR) using Aspergillus versicolor LH1. The results showed a high decolorization rate under optimized conditions, and identified biodegradation products of MR. These findings provided evidence of A. versicolor LH1 as a candidate for MR degradation in industrial wastewater treatment.
Azo dyes constitute a significant environmental burden due to its toxicity, carcinogenicity, and hard biodegradation. The report here is focused on the decolorization and degradation treatment of azo dye methyl red (MR). Decolorization of MR using Aspergillus versicolor LH1 isolated from activated sludge was investigated. The maximum decolorization rate of 92.3% was obtained under the optimized conditions of sucrose as carbon source, 5d incubation age, pH 6.0, 140 mg/L initial concentration of MR and 2.5 g/L initial concentration of NaNO3. Biodegradation products of MR were investigated using HPLC-MS, FTIR, and GC-MS assays. It was revealed the three bonds of -C-N = in MR aromatic nucleus were disrupted, and benzoic acid was detected. Micronucleus test with Glycine max L. and Vicia faba L. demonstrated that MCN parts per thousand (micronucleus permillage) of MR metabolites was less than MR solution. These findings provided evidence that A. versicolor LH1 is a candidate for MR degradation in industrial wastewater treatment.
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