Electrooxidation of coragen-contaminated wastewater using graphite electrodes and sorbent nano-hydroxyapatite.

The degradation of coragen (C18H14N5O2BrCl2) was tested by the electrooxidation process using graphite electrodes. Further, the advantage of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-Hap), as a cost-effective nano sorbent, in the removal of bromide from coragen was examined. Three different variables such as initial pH, electrolysis time and the current density were used to analyse the effects of the electrolytic process on the degradation of coragen. During electrolysis, under various stages, the parameters such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), chloride and bromide were analysed. The maximum COD, chloride and bromide removal efficiency of 96%, 50% and 99%, respectively, at pH 5, the maximum current density of 7.5 mA cm-2 and 120 min electrolysis time were achieved. Based on the final output of this study, it can be concluded that the electrolysis process can effectively reduce COD, chloride and bromide from coragen in an aqueous medium. Further, the degradation efficiency of the coragen was confirmed through different analyses such as UV spectra, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromotography-mass spectrometry analyses.

Biodegradation of Remazol Brilliant Blue R using isolated bacterial culture (Staphylococcus sp. K2204).

Staphylococcus sp. K2204, a bacterial isolate, was employed in this work to decolorize Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR), which belongs to the anthraquinone class of textile dye. Staphylococcus sp. K2204 biodegraded 100 mg/L RBBR at 37°C under static condition with the help of extracellular laccase and peroxidases. The products of RBBR degradation were characterized using analytical tools including mass spectral technique. The phytotoxicity tests evaluated the toxicity of RBBR and the products of biodegradation. The research outlined here is the first attempt to utilize Staphylococcus sp. K2204 for remediating the wastewater containing anthraquinone textile dye.