Journal of Environmental Biology

Biological decolorization of textile dyes from isolated microfungi

Author Details

Halil Biyik

Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Aydin, 09100, Turkey

Gamze Basbulbul

Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Aydin, 09100, Turkey

Fatih Kalyoncu

(Corresponding author)

Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Manisa, 45140, Turkey

e-mail: fatihkalyoncu@hotmail.com

Erbil Kalmis

Ege University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Izmir, 35100, Turkey

Erman Oryasin

Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Aydin, 09100, Turkey

Publication Data

Paper received:

11 January 2011

Revised received:

20 May 2011

Accepted:

14 June 2011

Abstract

In this study, biological decolorization of two textile dyestuff (Benazol black ZN and Cibacron black W-NN) was comparatively studied using 22 microfungi strains isolated from polluted industrial soil areas. The initial dye concentrations in the medium were 250 and 500 mg l^-1. Benazol black ZN was the best decolorized by Haematonectria haematococca (HH1) (36.0%) and Cibacron black W-NN was the best decolorized by Aspergillus niger (AN1) (33.0%) at 250 mg l^-1 dye concentration. At 500 mg l^-1 dye concentration for two different dyes all microfungi strains used showed weak decolorization rates, maximum 13.0% for Benazol black ZN and 6.0% for Cibacron Black W-NN.

Key words

Microfungi, Biological decolorization, Benazol black ZN, Cibacron black W-NN?

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