DECOLORIZATION OF REACTIVE SYNTHETIC DYE BY WHITE ROT FUNGI AND LACCASE CRUDE ENZYME PRODUCED IN SUBMERGED FERMENTATION FORM

• Main Author: Lestari Dewi, Intan
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik saniter dan perkotaan; teknik perlindungan lingkungan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/43368
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Treatment of textile wastewater containing anthraquinone and azo dye is quite a huge challenge due to its complex aromatic structure and toxicity. This study investigated the decolorization of anthraquinone dye reactive blue 4 (RB4), Single azo reactive orange 16 (RO16), and diazo reactive red 120 (RR120) also reactive black 5 (RB5) with initial concentration of 150 mg/l in solid medium (PDA) and Submerged fermentation form (SFF) by various white rot fungi (WRF). T. versicolor has the best dominant enzyme activity (laccase) among others WRF (186 U.l-1). Decolorization study was observed in both SFF condition and using only crude enzyme. For SFF using kirk medium T. versicolor positively degrading reactive textile dyes. Among four different dyes, RB4 has the highest decolorization percentage (99.99%), compared to RB5 (98.03 %), RR120 (90.56 %) and RO16 (63.52 %). pH and thermo stability test show that laccase crude enzyme has the best activity in pH range 2.4 and temperature of 20 0C. The best decolouration percentage using crude enzyme is RB4 as obtained 99.84% in 60 min. The metabolites formed after biotransformation was characterized by FT-IR. The results of FTIR spectra showed that the anthraquinone structures, nitrogen linkages and amino groups of RB4 were destroyed by laccase crude enzyme. Toxicity study using Bacillus sp. confirmed that biotransformation product of RB4 is less toxic compared to parent dye.