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A review on bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluent – An alternative to conventional remedial technologies
- Source :
- Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 10:367-374
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- ANSF Publications, 2018.
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Abstract
- At present, a large amount of water required for paper production and various chemicals has been identified in effluents, which is produced at different steps of paper making in paper mills. The pulp and paper industry is typically related to pollution difficulties related to high biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), colour, suspended solids, lignin and chlorinated compounds. Several studies have been made on eliminate these difficulties of pulp and paper effluents, the problem still continues. Although the physical and chemical methods are on the track of treatment, they are not on par with biological treatment because of cost ineffectiveness and residual effects. The biological treatment is known to be effective in reducing the organic load and toxic effects of paper mill effluents. Some microorganisms including bacteria and fungi have been involved in degrading the chemicals present in pulp and paper mill effluent. This article is an overview of the attempts made by several researchers worldwide to use biotechnological methods for degradation of the toxic compounds present in pulp and paper mill effluents by using fungi, bacteria, algae and enzymes. The current study clearly shows that application of native dominant bacterial and fungal isolates may be used forthe treatment of large pulp and paper mills effluents.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Biochemical oxygen demand
Pollution
media_common.quotation_subject
010501 environmental sciences
engineering.material
complex mixtures
01 natural sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Bioremediation
010608 biotechnology
Effluent
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
General Environmental Science
media_common
Suspended solids
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
Pulp (paper)
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Chemical oxygen demand
Paper mill
Pulp and paper industry
engineering
Environmental science
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22315209 and 09749411
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied and Natural Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........343f7b3edbfbe1c129bd1d58e745d32c