Fungi immobilized

Table 1 summarizes the azo dye decolorization by fungi immobilized on different supports. 

P. chrysosporium, immobilized on nylon PuF and nets, were studied to decolorize reactive brilliant red K-2BP under nonsterile conditions by Gao et al. [58]. The fungi immobilized on PuF and nylon nets decolorized the azo dye by 52 and 95%, respectively. The system with nylon nets were contaminated easily with yeast, which decreased the decolorization efficiency. Structure of PuF reported that it was benefit to fungal growth in spreading mycelia. 

Many reviews have been summarized about decolorization of dyes or colored real effluents [28-34], Furthermore, many papers have been published dealing with decolorization of different structural dyes by fungi. This chapter is considered about the decolorization of azo dyes by immobilized fungi reports are on progress. 

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Anderson JG (1975) Immobilized cell and film reactor system for filamentous fungi. In Smith JE, Berry DR, Kristiansen B (eds) Fungal technology. The filamentous fungi. Edward Arnold, London, pp 146—170... 

Casieri L, Varese GC, Anastasi A, Prigione V, Svobodova K, Marchisio VF, Novotny C (2008) Decolorization and detoxication of reactive industrial dyes by immobilized fungi Trametes pubescens and Pleurotus ostreatus. Folia Microbiol 53 44—52... 

Livemoche, D. Jurasek L. Desrochers, M. Dorica J. Veliky, LA. Removal of color from Kraft mill wastewaters with the cultures of white-rot fungi and with immobilized mycelium of Coriolus versicolor. Biotechnol. Bioengg. 1983, 25, 2055-2065. 

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