Panus tigrinus as a potential biomass source for reactive blue decolorization: isotherm and kinetic study

• Main Authors: Munjid Mustafaa, Monawar, Jamal, Parveen, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Mahmodb, Safa Senan, Jimat, Dzun Noraini, Ilyas, Nurul Najihah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology; TP248.13 Biotechnology; TP890 Textile dyeing and printing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53747/1/53747_Panus%20tigrinus%20biomass%20as%20a%20potential%20source%20for%20reactive%20blue%20decolorization.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53747/2/53747_Panus%20tigrinus%20biomass%20as%20a%20potential%20source%20for%20reactive%20blue%20decolorization_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53747/3/53747_Panus%20tigrinus%20biomass%20as%20a%20potential%20source%20for%20reactive%20blue%20decolorization_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53747/; http://www.journals.elsevier.com/electronic-journal-of-biotechnology
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Textile and dye industries pose a serious threat to the environment. Conventional methods used for dye treatment are generally not always effective and environmentally friendly. This drove attention of scores of researchers to investigate alternative methods for biodegradation of dyes us...