Author
K. Swaminathan
Other affiliations: Centre for Life
Bio: K. Swaminathan is an academic researcher from Bharathiar University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adsorption & Langmuir. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications receiving 598 citations. Previous affiliations of K. Swaminathan include Centre for Life.
Topics: Adsorption, Langmuir, Freundlich equation, Biosorption, Pleurotus
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TL;DR: The primordial initiation day was observed between the 21st and 30th day after spawning in P. platypus and P. citrinopileatus and the biological efficiency, nutrient composition, energy value and energy recovery of the fruit bodies were estimated.
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TL;DR: The three species of Pleurotus cultivated on various agro-residues such as paddy straw, maize stover, sugarcane bagasse, coir pith and a mixture of these wastes reported the biological efficiency, nutrient composition, energy value and energy recovery of the fruit bodies obtained on these substrates.
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TL;DR: The crude enzyme preparations obtained from ethanol precipitation were found to be more effective in improving tea leaf fermentation than the purified pectinase enzymes.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the ability of Trichoderma harzianum WL1 crude laccase and the fungal system for the biobleaching of wastepaper pulp and treatment of paper industry effluent was investigated.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of bacterial decolorization/degradation of azo dyes and emphasize the application of these processes for the treatment of the azo dye-containing wastewaters.
Abstract: A variety of synthetic dyestuffs released by the textile industry pose a threat to environmental safety. Azo dyes account for the majority of all dyestuffs, produced because they are extensively used in the textile, paper, food, leather, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Existing effluent treatment procedures are unable to remove recalcitrant azo dyes completely from effluents because of their color fastness, stability and resistance to degradation. Bacterial decolorization and degradation of azo dyes under certain environmental conditions has gained momentum as a method of treatment, as these are inexpensive, eco-friendly and can be applied to wide range of such dyes. This review mainly focuses on the different mechanisms of decolorization and discusses the effect of various physicochemical parameters on the dye removal efficiency of different bacteria. The enzymatic mechanisms involved in the bacterial degradation of azo dyes, the identification of metabolites by using various analytical techniques, and the nature of their toxicity has been investigated. This review provides an overview of bacterial decolorization/degradation of azo dyes and emphasizes the application of these processes for the treatment of azo dye-containing wastewaters.
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TL;DR: The paper examines the mismatch between strong scientific progress in the field of biosorption and lack of commercialization of research and examines various biosorbents, which are capable of decolorizing dye wastewaters.
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TL;DR: In this review, the key advancement on the preparation and modification of novel adsorbents and their adsorption capacities for dyes removal under various conditions have been highlighted and discussed.
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TL;DR: A review presents an account of the problem and the description of colour causing components in distillery wastewater and a detailed review of existing biological approaches.
493 citations