ISSN 2375-0707
African Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ISSN 2375-0707 Vol. 2 (4), pp. 195-197, April, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Short Communication
A study of synthetic lignin decolorization ability of P. chrysosporium, T. hirsuta and marine fungi
Basavapunnaiah Naidu1, Ranga Reddy1, Rao Koratala Satyanarayana2 and Venkayya Prakasam2
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India.
2Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Taleigão, Goa, India, Goa University.
Corresponding Author Email: [email protected]
Accepted 23 February, 2014
Abstract
Lignin is an organic compound abundantly found in wood. Degradation of lignin poses major problems for paper mill industries all over the world with regard to the dark- brown color of lignin in wastewater, which is also a major problem facing the environment today. The decolourization capability was tested with species like Phanerocheate chrysosporium, Trametes hirsuta and an isolated native Marine fungi – M1 using synthetic lignin. The result showed that, isolated strain decreased the lignin color by up to 20% after cultivation for 7 days. Where the decolourisation ability of the fungi Phanerocheate chrysosporium and Trametes hirsuta was observed to 80 and 70% respectively.
Key Words: Lignin, decolourisation, Phanerocheate chrysosporium, Trametes hirsuta.