Chapter 9
Removal of Dyes From Industrial Effluents
Using Bioremediation Technique
Narayana Saibaba KV
Abstract Rapid growth in unstrategic development and industrialization over the
few decades triggered the environmental problems worldwide. Synthetic dyes are
one of the major pollutants discharged from industries such as textile, dying,
printing, tannery, etc. Commonly used physicochemical techniques for the recovery
of metals and dyes are electrodialysis, ozonization, flocculation, coagulation,
adsorption, etc. Procurement and regenerative costs associated with these methods
provided the opportunity for the scientists to search for the novel, simple, effective,
ecofriendly, and cost-efficient methods. This search has given a wide scope for the
use of bioremediation technique for the treatment of metals and dyes from industrial
effluents. Bioremediation involves the use of natural organism for the management
of industrial effluents which break down the substances aerobically and anaerobically and transform them into other components or eliminates/minimize the adverse
effects of pollutants. The advantages of these methods are that these can be used in
situ or ex-situ. These bioremediation methods include processes such as biosorption,
bioaugmentation, bioleaching, biostimulation, etc. The present chapter highlights
the application of bioremediation methods for the removal of dyes from industrial
effluents. Bioremediation abilities of various biomasses in the removal of dyes are
emphasized in this chapter. In the present chapter, a detailed discussion is presented
on various bioremediation methods, microorganism used in bioremediation of dyes,
and their advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, various mechanisms involved
in bioremediation of dyes have been explained. The technical and economic aspects
of the process for large-scale applications have been discussed.
Keywords Bioremediation · Biodegradation · Biosorption · Dyes · Adsorption ·
Textile effluents
N. S. KV (*)
GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India
e-mail: skvn@gitam.edu
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Removal of Dyes From Industrial Effluents
Using Bioremediation Technique
Narayana Saibaba KV
Abstract Rapid growth in unstrategic development and industrialization over the
few decades triggered the environmental problems worldwide. Synthetic dyes are
one of the major pollutants discharged from industries such as textile, dying,
printing, tannery, etc. Commonly used physicochemical techniques for the recovery
of metals and dyes are electrodialysis, ozonization, flocculation, coagulation,
adsorption, etc. Procurement and regenerative costs associated with these methods
provided the opportunity for the scientists to search for the novel, simple, effective,
ecofriendly, and cost-efficient methods. This search has given a wide scope for the
use of bioremediation technique for the treatment of metals and dyes from industrial
effluents. Bioremediation involves the use of natural organism for the management
of industrial effluents which break down the substances aerobically and anaerobically and transform them into other components or eliminates/minimize the adverse
effects of pollutants. The advantages of these methods are that these can be used in
situ or ex-situ. These bioremediation methods include processes such as biosorption,
bioaugmentation, bioleaching, biostimulation, etc. The present chapter highlights
the application of bioremediation methods for the removal of dyes from industrial
effluents. Bioremediation abilities of various biomasses in the removal of dyes are
emphasized in this chapter. In the present chapter, a detailed discussion is presented
on various bioremediation methods, microorganism used in bioremediation of dyes,
and their advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, various mechanisms involved
in bioremediation of dyes have been explained. The technical and economic aspects
of the process for large-scale applications have been discussed.
Keywords Bioremediation · Biodegradation · Biosorption · Dyes · Adsorption ·
Textile effluents
N. S. KV (*)
GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India
e-mail: skvn@gitam.edu
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
J. Aravind et al. (eds.), Strategies and Tools for Pollutant Mitigation,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63575-6_9
173