title: Fungal decolorization of dye wastewaters: a review.
abstract: In recent years, there has been an intensive research on fungal decolorization of dye wastewater. It is becoming a promising alternative to replace or supplement present treatment processes. This paper examines various fungi, living or dead cells, which are capable of decolorizing dye wastewaters; discusses various mechanisms involved; reports some elution and regeneration methods for fungal biomass; summarizes the present pretreatment methods for increasing the biosorption capacity of fungal biomass; discusses the effect of various factors on decolorization.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Viraraghavan
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005427:Flocculation; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents