Decolourization of paprika dye effluent with hydrogen peroxide produced by gluc...

• Author(s): Gonçalves, Idalina ; Silva, Carla Manuela ; Paulo, Artur Cavaco
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22636
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Effluent; Paprika oil; Dye; Glucose oxidase; Hydrogen peroxide; Decolourization
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Hydrogen peroxide was produced from bran by a two-step process using cellulase/xylanase and glucose oxidase, sequentially. The decolourization efficiency of the produced reagent was tested using paprika oil dye (effluent from industrial source) and high levels of colour removal (96%) were achieved after saponification pre-treatment and hydrogen peroxide application. The method is economically and environmentally advantageous since lower energy and chemical input are needed and wastewater pollution is considerably reduced. At the same time, the utilization of waste materials was successfully achieved.