Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

M. Vasanthy ¹, A. Geetha ¹, G. Seethadevi ¹

Affiliations
1 PG & Research Department of Environmental Sciences, Government Arts and Science College, Ariyalur-621 713, T. N., IN

Abstract

Removal of reactive dyes from aqueous solution was investigated using bacterial species from dyeing industry effluents. The decolorization was achieved at different dye concentrations, pH and temperature. It was caused by bacterial species such as Enterobacter sp. (GS5), Escherichia coli (GS3) and Bacillus sp. (GS10) and their consortia. More reliable and effective decolorization rates were obtained with 100% Enterobacter sp. (GS5) after 96 hours at 10 and 20 ppm. Decolorization has been maximum in the static experimental conditions.

Keywords

Dyeing Industry Effluent, Reactive dye (Red RB), Enterobacter sp. (GS5), Escherichia coli (GS3), Bacillus sp. (GS10), Decolourisation.

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