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Decolourisation and metabolism of the reactive textile dye, Remazol Black B, by an immobilized microbial consortium

✍ Scribed by Darren A. Oxspring; Geoff McMullan; W. Franklyn Smyth; Roger Marchant


Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
286 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0141-5492

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✦ Synopsis


An upflow anaerobic filter was developed with a microbial consortium, consisting predominantly of Alcaligenes faecaiis and Commamonas acidovorans, immobilized on a gravel substratum. Remazol Black B, a commercially important textile dye, was decolourised by ~95% within 48 h (operating conditions: initial dye concentration, O.Sg/l; pH 7.0; flow rate 0.1 l/hour; room temperature fluctuated between 12 and 20" C)