Immobilization as a powerful bioremediation tool for abatement of dye pollution: a review

Dyes are xenobiotic compounds widely used by textile, leather, paper, printing, food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. Decolorization and dye degradation in the effluents is a prime hurdle in its treatment, and there is still a shortage of economically attractive and easy-to-operate treatments that can eliminate dye pollution. In recent years, chemical-based treatments are being replaced by greener technologies at the laboratory and...