Microbial Electrochemical Treatment of Methyl Red Dye Degradation Using Co-Culture Method

Methyl red, a synthetic azo dye, was reported for not only being mutagenic but also its persistence has severe consequences on human health, such as cancer, alongside detrimental environmental effects. In the present study, Pseudomonas putida OsEnB_HZB_G20 strain isolated from soil sample to study catalytic activity degradation of methyl red dye. Another strain, aeruginosa PA 1_NCHU used an electroactive anodophile and mixed with see effect co-culturing power generation in single-chambered microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The strains were co-culture inoculum 1:1 ratio MFCs. This work uses bacterial treat wastewater varying dye concentrations anolyte pH investigate output produced up 7.3 W/m3 density 250 mgL?1 concentration, along 95% decolorization, indicating that symbiotic relationship between these bacteria resulted improved MFC performance simultaneous degradation. Furthermore, demonstrated MFCs at optimized 7.