Dyes are threat to aquatic as well as human life. These are often introduced in the water bodies from textile or paper industries with improper treatment. Chemical treatments for dye decolorization are quite costly; another disadvantage is decolorization of these dyes is not complete. The bacterial flora in the effluent of textile industries is continuously exposed to dyes. Few of this might be...

In the present study, the biobleaching potential of white rot fungus Cordyceps militaris MTCC3936 was investigated. For preliminary screening, decolorization properties of C. militaris were comparatively studied using whole cells in agar-based and liquid culture systems. Preliminary investigation in liquid culture systems revealed 100% decolorization achieved within 3 days of incubation for rea...

suffering from a deficiency of vitamin C. Portnoy and Wilkinson (1938) confirmed the results obtained by Rotter. They also stated that they found a good correlation between the level of blood ascorbic acid and the decolorization time of the intradermal test in 103 patients. Later, Wright and MacLenathen (1939) who also investigated dietary history and determined blood ascorbic acid levels, gave...

This work studied the potential use of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the decolorization of the following textile dyes: Drimarene Blue X-3LR (DMBLR), Drimarene Blue X-BLN (DMBBLN), Drimarene Rubinol X-3LR (DMR), and Drimarene Blue CL-R (RBBR). Dyes were individually tested in the reaction media containing 120 mg·L(-1), considering the following parameters: temperature (20-45°C), H(2)O(2) conce...