Publications by authors named "Swaminathan Krishnaswamy"
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- The study investigates the use of waste biomass from the fungus Trichoderma asperellum BPL MBT1 for removing triphenylmethane dyes from wastewater, focusing on its potential for reuse.
- Optimization experiments identified that a pH of 10 is ideal for the adsorption of cationic dyes like crystal violet and malachite green, following the bi-modal Langmuir-Freundlich model and pseudo-second-order kinetics.
- The findings suggest the biomass is effective for sustainable dye disposal and can be regenerated using a mild HCl solution, making it a promising option for wastewater treatment.
In modern-day medicine, nanotechnology and nanoparticles are some of the indispensable tools in disease monitoring and therapy. The term "nanomaterials" describes materials with nanoscale dimensions (< 100 nm) and are broadly classified into natural and synthetic nanomaterials. However, "engineered" nanomaterials have received significant attention due to their versatility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe live and pretreated mycelial pellets/biomass of Trametes versicolor was used for the biosorption of a textile dye, reactive blue MR (RBMR) from aqueous solution. The parameters that affect the biosorption of RBMR, such as contact time, concentration of dye and pH, on the extent of RBMR adsorption were investigated. To develop an effective and accurate design model for removal of dye, adsorption kinetics and equilibrium data are essential basic requirements.
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