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A Review on the Role of Microorganisms in Treatment of Paper and Pulp Industry Effluent


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1 Department of Environmental Science, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Biotechnology, Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
 

The pulp and paper industries produce large amount of toxic and strongly coloured waste effluents, causing severe water pollution. This paper is the state of the art review of microorganisms for pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment and presentation of available treatment processes. A comparison of most usable treatment processes is presented. Fungal treatment is found to be efficient in colour removal. Combination of anaerobic and aerobic treatment processes are considered to be efficient in removal of soluble biodegradable organic pollutants.

Keywords

Paper and Pulp Industry, Wastewater Treatment, Microorganisms, Colour Removal.
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Authors

Fateneh Bajoul Kakahi
Department of Environmental Science, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Satish Kulkarni
Department of Environmental Science, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
G. R. Pathade
Department of Biotechnology, Fergusson College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


The pulp and paper industries produce large amount of toxic and strongly coloured waste effluents, causing severe water pollution. This paper is the state of the art review of microorganisms for pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment and presentation of available treatment processes. A comparison of most usable treatment processes is presented. Fungal treatment is found to be efficient in colour removal. Combination of anaerobic and aerobic treatment processes are considered to be efficient in removal of soluble biodegradable organic pollutants.

Keywords


Paper and Pulp Industry, Wastewater Treatment, Microorganisms, Colour Removal.