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ReviewSaudi journal of biological sciences2022

Azo dyes degradation by microorganisms - An efficient and sustainable approach.

Sadia Zafar, Dilara A Bukhari, Abdul Rehman

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Review in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
27.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 150 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sadia ZafarNational Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Dilara A BukhariDepartment of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abdul RehmanInstitute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology · PKGovernment College University, Lahore · PKUniversity of the Punjab · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic aromatic compounds consisting of various functional groups are known as dyes. These colored compounds are often discharged in effluents, and they are very dangerous to aquatic life. Basically, the dye industry started by using natural plant and insect sources, and then suddenly turned into artificial manufacturing. Natural equilibrium of our environment gets changed by the reduction in photosynthetic activity due to the dyes. In China 900,000 tons of all kinds of dyes are usually produced, which are used in many industries like food, textile, food, paper and leather. Untreated wastewater contaminates aquatic bodies by causing eutrophication, change in water color, oxygen depletion which affect aquatic organisms to a great extent. Dye wastewater is now the key environmental pollution form. In recent eras an extensive study line has been developed to explore the dye decolorization and biodegradation under both aerobic as well as anaerobic conditions. In this review, the chemistry, toxicity and microbial biodegradation/decolorization are presented. Some recent studies along with the new techniques and methodologies of remediating the dye pollution are also discussed to provide the bases of their handling. Overall, efficient and high biodegradation potential make microbes an impending foundation for green chemistry to eradicate toxic dyes from industrial wastewater.

Indexed as

Azo dyesBacteriaBioremediationCAP oxidation, Centella asiatica phenolics oxidationDegradationDNA, Deoxyribonucleic acidFADH2, Flavine-adenine dinucleotideFungiHRT, Hydraulic retention timeMFCs, Microbial fuel cellsNADH2, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotidep-DAB, p-dimethylaminobenzenePdNPs, Palladium nanoparticlesToxicity

Identifiers

PMID36131780
PMCPMC9483650
OpenAlexW4294842970

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