Biosorption of methylene blue dye using a novel chitosan pectinase blend.

Biosorption is a key phenomenon that has been used to remove the aquatic pollutants like dyes and heavy metals present in industrial effluents. The current study aims at the development of a chitosan-pectinase blend (CPB) to separate the methylene blue (MB) dye from its synthetic solution. Pectinase, an enzyme isolated from a consortium of Bacillus species, is imbibed in the blend.