BIODEGRADATION AND DETOXIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS BY GANODERMA WEBERIANUM B-18 IMMOBILIZED IN PACKED-BED BIOREACTOR

• Dr. Giselle Torres Farradá

• English

• detoxification
• ganoderma weberianum
• laccase enzyme
• packed-bed bioreactor
• solid state fermentation
• sugarcane bagasse
• synthetic dyes

Synthetic dyes, which are extensively used for dyeing and printing in various industries are of primary importance to textile industries .Wastewaters from these industries pose a threat to the general environment and also to human health since some dyes are toxic, mutagenic and potentially carcinogenic. The diversity and complex molecular structures of dyes make wastewater from textile industries problematic to be treated by conventional physical and chemical technologies. Therefore, innovative ...