Biosorption of Remazol Turquoise Blue dye with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Biomass

Abstract

Dye contaminants pollution caused by a variety of industries negatively affects the environment and threats especially human health. Nowadays, these kind of problems constitute an important place therefore many studies are undertaken only for this purpose. In this study; S. cerevisiae was used to as a biosorbent for removal of Remazol Turkuaz Blue (RTB) by adsorption techniqiue. The effects of contact time, initial dye concentration, solution pH and temperature on biosorption were investigated. As a result of the study, 30 degrees C has been found as optimum for maximum RTB adsorption. In optimum pH experiments, it is determined that maximum biosorption was occured at pH 3 value at ratio of % 95.48(30. dk). The optimum conditions for dye concentrations was obtained for 150 mg/L solution and it is indicated that 1 gr yeast could maximum adsorb 61.51 mg /g RTB dye.