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Anaerobic decolorisation of reactive dyes in conventional sewage treatment processes: short communication

Year: 1994

Type: article

Abstract: Reactive dyes have been identified as problematic compounds in textile effluents as they are water-soluble and not removed by traditional aerobic biological waste-water treatment systems. The use of anaerobic digestion for the decolorisation of selected reactive dyes was investigated. It was found that 80 % of the dyes studied were decolorised and, based on the results from a detailed study into C.I. Reactive Red 141 decolorisation, it was proposed that this occurred via a reduction mechanism. This was supported by the tentative chemical identification of the dye degradation products

Source: Water SA

Authors: C. M. Carliell, S. J. Barclay, Natasha Naidoo, C.A. Buckley, Dulcie A. Mulholland, E. Senior

Language: English

Topic: Enzyme-mediated dye degradation

Subfield: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2510964768

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