MONITORING THE DECOLOURISATION OF METHYLENE BLUE DYE BY FUNGUS USING UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY

About the Project

At this juncture, innumerable industries develop textiles and enhance the ratio of dye usage. Some dyes are toxic to marine life. They are not biodegradable and can endure in the environment for prolonged times, leading to difficulty in waste management.This research was conducted to show that fungi can treat dye pollution. In this research, a specific dye called methylene blue dye was used for the decolorization process by fungus. Methylene blue dye is thiazine dye. and synthetic dye. Throughout this research, biodegradation of methylene blue dye has been evidenced by the color alterations of agar medium after 7 days of incubation. Remarkably, this cultured fungi also fully decolorizes the methylene blue dye in liquid medium for only 3 days. The decolorization of methylene blue dye was evaluated by using UV-Vis spectrophotometer after being filtered.