Biosorption of waste water azo dye by dead fungal biomass of Rhizopus nigricans
Rajkumar Yadav and Avshesh Kumar
Department of Botany, T.D.P.G. College Jaunpur-222002 (India)
ABSTRACT
Pollution has emerged as one of our most serious concerns. Untreated or partially treated waste fluids and industrial effluents released into natural habitats constitute a significant hazard to the ecosystem and diverse forms of life. Color is the most difficult of the organics present to remove. Dye in these firms’ effluents is highly complex, frequently non-biodegradable, and dangerous to both aquatic and non-aquatic biota. Using dead cells for biosorption has several advantages over using living cells. As a result, there is currently a demand for research into biosorption waste methods. Rhizopus nigricans isolates from our lab were tested as bio sorbents. Potato Dextrose Agar medium and yeast maltose Sucrose liquid media (YMS) were employed to grow fungi. During the experiment, the dye concentration in the effluent was treated with fungal biomass. Following the results of the experiments, we discovered that Rhizopus nigricans was a considerably more efficient biosorption agent in general.