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Title:

Marine Bacteria to Decolorize and Detoxify Textile Dyes
Value Proposition:

Large scale production of marine bacteria to decolorize and detoxify textile dyes (Victoria blue,  Congo red) which enhances the light intensity and showed 96% decolorization activity.
Summary Application:

Marine bacterial strains Shewanella decolorationis(MBTD16) could be used for the decolarization of textile dye Victoria blue (VB-B) and Dietzia sp(DTS26) for Congo red (CR).
Advantages:
  • Bacterially treated samples could enhance the light intensity in the water by 38% and the primary production 5 times higher than the untreated, Dye removal index showed 96% decolorization activity.
  • Water reuse approaches indicated the usage of the dye VB-B and the amount of water could be reduced by ~50%.
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography
CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography[CSIR-NIO]
:  vsnmurty[at]nio[dot]org
:91-832-2450300
:https://www.nio.res.in
Industrial Applications: Marine [Biological Science] Microbial [Biological Science] Pollution control [Environmental (Clean Tech.)] Water treatment [Environmental (Clean Tech.)]
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