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TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 99, Issue 2, Pages 252-264Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2016.1178264
Keywords
Decolorization; consortia; wastewater; optimization
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- Department of Science and Technology (New Delhi) under DST WOS-A Scheme [SR/WOS A/LS-461/2013]
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Decolorization of 18 different metal complex acid dyes was studied with 11 bacterial consortia. Five consortia and five dyes were selected on the basis of maximum decolorization. Among the parameters for optimization, nutrient broth was preferred by all bacterial consortia but one of them showed significant decolorization with Bushnell and Haas medium with or without glucose and yeast extract; hence, this consortium was selected for further studies. Decolorization efficiency was adversely affected beyond 200 mg/L dye and 2% NaCl concentration. Treatment efficiency was increased 2-fold using a developed consortium as compared to original consortium. Changes in the UV-Vis spectra and considerable reduction in chemical oxygen demand of selected metal complex dyes after decolorization prove the efficiency of the consortium for its use. Decolorization of a broad range of metal complex dyes at pH 7.5 +/- 0.5, 35 +/- 2 degrees C, and static conditions promises the use of the developed consortium for industrial wastewater treatment.
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