BIOLOGICAL DECOLORIZATION OF TEXTILE DYE USING MICRO ALGAE
About Authors:
Vedant Pandya
M.Sc. Biotechnology,
Department Of Biotechnology,
Shree M.N.Virani Science College, Rajkot
vedantpandya007@gmail.com
Abstract :
The potential of Cosmarium species, belonging to green Micro algae, was investigated as a viable biomaterial for biological treatment of triphenylmethane dye, Malachite Green (MG). This can be used for the bioremediation of dye effluents. The results obtained from the batch experiments revealed the ability of algal species in removing dye. The effects of operational parameters (temperature, pH, dye concentration and algal concentration) on decolorization were examined. The stability and efficiency of the algae in long-term repetitive operations were also examined. Michaelis–Menten kinetics was used to describe the apparent correlation between the decolorization rate and the dye concentration.
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