Bioremediation of paper and pulp mill effluents.
Pulp and paper mill effluents pollute water, air and soil, causing a major threat to the environment. Several methods have been attempted by various researchers throughout the world for the removal of colour from pulp and paper mill effluents. The biological colour removal process uses several classes of microorganisms--bacteria, algae and fungi--to degrade the polymeric lignin derived chromophoric material. White rot fungi such as Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Corius versicolor, Trametes versicolor etc., are efficient in decolourizing paper and pulp mill effluents. Gliocladium virens, a saprophytic soil fungus decolourised paper and pulp mill effluents by 42% due to the production of hemicellulase, lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase and laccase.
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Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India. botany@vsnl.com
D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003116:Color; D005658:Fungi; D007220:Industrial Waste; D042845:Laccase / Q000378:metabolism; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010209:Paper; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D011124:Polyporaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D014934:Wood
D007220:Industrial Waste; D008031:Lignin; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D042845:Laccase; D010544:Peroxidases; C042858:lignin peroxidase; C051129:manganese peroxidase