title: A kinetic study of textile dyeing wastewater degradation by Penicillium chrysogenum.
abstract: The potential of Penicillium chrysogenum to decolorize azo dyes and a real industrial textile wastewater was studied. P. chrysogenum was able to decolorize and degrade three azo dyes (200 mg L(-1)), either independently or in a mixture of them, using glucose as a carbon source. A kinetic model for degradation was developed and it allowed predicting the degradation kinetics of the mixture of the three azo dyes. In addition, P. chrysogenum was able to decolorize real industrial wastewater. The kinetic model proposed was also able to predict the decolorization of the real wastewater. The calibration of the proposed model makes it a useful tool for future wastewater facilities' design and for practical applications.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Fac. Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, J.B. Justo 4302, 7600, Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durruty
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fasce
authors.forename: Jorge Froilán
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Erika Alejandra
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wolski
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003116:Color; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D010408:Penicillium chrysogenum / Q000378:metabolism*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013784:Textiles; D062065:Wastewater
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D062065:Wastewater