title: Decolorization of anthraquinone dye by Aspergillus ficuum in various physiological states.
abstract: Decolorization of reactive brilliant blue KN-R by Aspergillus ficuum was investigated on suspended spores, mycelial pellets, immobilized cells. It was found that Aspergillus ficuum could effectively decolorize reactive brilliant blue KN-R especially when grown as pelleted mycelia. Many factors affecting the decolorization process in nitrogen-limited media (NLM) were studied, including: initial pH, temperature, and mycelial age. Results showed that the media containing reactive brilliant blue KN-R at 50 mg/L could be decolorized by 96% of the initial color in 42 h, in most conditions tested, the dye degraded products assayed by UV-visible spectrophotometer and macroscopic observation showed that the decolorization of reactive brilliant blue KN-R by mycelial pellets includes two important processes: biodegradation and biosorption. Kinetic study revealed that reactive brilliant KN-R biodegradation by mycelial pellets and suspended spores conformed to first-order reaction model while reactive brilliant blue KN-R biodegradation by immobilized cell followed zero-order model. In addition, mycelial pellets was found to biodegrade KN-R more quickly than suspended spores and immobilized cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology & Environment, Wenzhou Normal College, Wenzhou 325 003, P.R. China. xjdong@mail.wzptt.zj.cn
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xinjiao
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wenhai
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000502:physiology*; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007700:Kinetics; D013696:Temperature; D013783:Textile Industry; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D004396:Coloring Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; C006796:brilliant blue