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Biodegradation of Azo Dyes

  • Treats different biodegradation methods so that the reader can compare them.
  • Describes also the integration of biological with physical and chemical processes.
  • Each chapter was written by an expert in the field.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 9)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Bioaugmentation of Azo Dyes

    • Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad, David Crowley
    Pages 1-37
  3. Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Immobilized Bacteria

    • Rashmi Khan, Uttam Chand Banerjee
    Pages 73-84
  4. Decolorization and Degradation of Azo Dyes by Redox Mediator System with Bacteria

    • Jianbo Guo, Li Kang, Xiaolei Wang, Jingliang Yang
    Pages 85-100
  5. Bioreactors for Azo-Dye Conversion

    • Giuseppe Olivieri, Alberto Di Donato, Antonio Marzocchella, Piero Salatino
    Pages 101-131
  6. Decolorization of Azo Dyes by White Rot Fungi

    • Emrah Ahmet Erkurt, Hatice Atacag Erkurt, Ali Unyayar
    Pages 157-167
  7. Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Immobilized Fungi

    • Mehmet Ali Mazmanci
    Pages 169-181
  8. Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Yeasts

    • Albino A. Dias, Marco S. Lucas, Ana Sampaio, José A. Peres, Rui M. F. Bezerra
    Pages 183-193
  9. Factors Affecting the Complete Mineralization of Azo Dyes

    • Laura Bardi, Mario Marzona
    Pages 195-210
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 211-215

About this book

Azo dyes play an important role as coloring agents in the textile, food, and pharmaceutical industry. Due to the toxicity, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of azo dyes and their breakdown products, their removal from industrial wastewaters has been an urgent challenge. Promising and cost-effective methods are based on their biodegradation, which is treated in this volume. The topics presented by experts in the field include: the classification of azo dyes; toxicity caused by azo dyes; aerobic and anaerobic azo dye biodegradation mechanisms; the role of bacteria, fungi, algae and their enzymes in biodegradation; the impact of redox mediators on azo dye reduction; the integration of biological with physical and chemical processes; the biotransformation of aromatic amines; reactor modelling for azo dye conversion; the biodegradation of azo dyes by immobilized bacteria and fungi; and factors affecting the complete mineralization of azo dyes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Environmental Engineering, Cyprus International University, Haspola, Nicosa, Turkey

    Hatice Atacag Erkurt

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