Biological degradation of Reactive Black 5 dye by yeast Trichosporon akiyoshidainum

• Published in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
• Main Authors: Martorell, María Martha, Pajot, Hipolito Fernando, Castellanos, Lucia Ines
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: BIODECOLORATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DYES; YEASTS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.8; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2; Argentino; Argentina; Tucumán; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/63438

The textile dyeing and other industries use an extensive amount of azo dyes. Their effluents are specifically colored and could cause severe damage to the environment. The anaerobic treatment of textile dying effluents could generate carcinogenic aromatic amines. For this reason, in the recent years...