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Decolorization of
anthroquinone based dye Vat Red 10 by Pseudomonas
desmolyticum NCIM 2112 and Galactomyces geotrichum
MTCC 1360
Archana A. Gurav1, Jai S. Ghosh2*
and Girish S. Kulkarni1
1Department
of Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, India.
2Department
of Microbiology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
ghoshjai@gmail.com.
Tel: +91 9850515620.
Accepted 10 May, 2011 |
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Wastewater, from the textile and other dyestuff industries
containing synthetic dyes, require prior treatment to
prevent groundwater contamination. The microbial
decolorization and degradation of these dyes play a pivotal
role in this aspect. Pseudomonas desmolyticum NCIM
2112 and Galactomyces geotrichum MTCC 1360 could
bring about oxidative degradation resulting in
decolorization of this water insoluble Vat Red 10 (Novatic
red 3B) dye at pH 9, at 25°C. The decolorization was
measured as the decrease in absorbance maxima at 530 nm. The
end product of degradation and decolorization was 2, 6-Di
isopropyl Naphthalene (2, 6-DIPN), which is an important
plant growth factor.
Key words:
Vat dyes, vat red 10(Novatic Red3B), dye decolorization,
textile, Pseudomonas desmolyticum,
Galactomyces geotrichum, wastewater, 2, 6-DIPN. |
