V. Sri Harjati Suhardi
Clean water pollution has become one of the main problems of modern society. The textile industry produces large amounts of wastewater, which if not processed correctly can cause serious environmental problems. Synthetic dyes commonly used in the textile industry such as Azo and Indigosol dyes. Azo dyes that decompose aerobally on the surface of the water produce aromatic amines that are more toxic than their original conditions. This team seeks to overcome the problem with a more affordable biological approach. White root mushrooms are one of the famous biological agents in color removal dyes. Ligninolithic mushrooms seem to be one of the most promising organisms, which are characterized by the degradative ability to the broad spectrum of structurally different dyes because of its very oxidative and non-specific enzymes systems. To achieve maximum results, the use of biomass immobilization on the media will produce biomass and increase fungal activity. In addition, immobilization of fungi has the potential to be used in a certain period of time. This concept is present in the product �mycoreactor�. The results of the mushroom treatment are measured from the absorbance of the fungus whose colors are lower, while lignin concentration is very high due to the degradation of mushrooms on wood. Bod and COD become higher than before. To overcome this, in the future it is necessary to install the unaerobic bacterial compartment so that the waste is feasible to be disposed of to the water body.
Application of appropriate technology
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