Fungal Biosorption: An Innovative Treatment Method for the Removal of Textile Dyes

Authors

  • Neetu Kumari
  • B.L. Yadav
  • Pradip Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjols.v8i2.1068

Abstract

 

Basic fuchsin is a potential toxic, irritant and carcinogenic dye. Conventional dye effluent treatment strategies can cause extreme ecological problems. Therefore, the present study was focused on the sorption of Basic fuchsin dye by dead Aspergillus niger biomass at different pH (pH 6.0, pH 6.5, pH 7.0 and pH 7.5) from aqueous dye solution. Maximum dye removal was observed at pH 7.0 (80.42%). The equilibrium data were analyzed by employing Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations and the results showed that the equilibrium data were better described by Freundlich isotherm model, suggested that the sorption on a heterogeneous surface. The results therefore indicated that dead biomass of Aspergillus niger could be used as natural biosorbent to remove dyes from aqueous effluents.

 

Keywords: industrial effluents, basic fuchsin dye, biosorption, Langmuir and Freudlich isotherms

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Kumari N, Yadav BL, Kumar P. Fungal Biosorption: An Innovative Treatment Method for the Removal of Textile Dyes. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Life Sciences. 2018; 8(2): 82–89p

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Published

2018-08-07

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2018)

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Research Article

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