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In the fight against water pollution, IIT Guwahati turns to an unlikely solution to treat toxic textile waste: bacteria
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In the fight against water pollution, IIT Guwahati turns to an unlikely solution to treat toxic textile waste: bacteria

IIT Guwahati researchers have discovered a bacterium, Brevundimonas sp. AJZ05, that can break down a stubborn synthetic dye used in textiles, called Direct Blue-6, by producing an enzyme named azoreductase. So: this tiny bacterium can degrade 98.5% of the dye under optimized conditions, turning harmful pollutants into non-toxic compounds. And here's the thing - they didn’t just stop at removing the color; they checked that the byproducts are safe for the environment. Now, the team is working on scaling this promising biological method to treat real industrial wastewater, which often contains a mix of contaminants.
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