A method for decolorization of distillery spent wash using dead fungal biomass

摘要

The invention relates to a process for decolorization of molasses spent wash or water or soil contaminated with molasses spent wash using dead biomass of the fungus Aspergillus oryzae, which has been deposited at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, bearing the reference number MTCC 7691 as biosorbant. The process involves growing the fungal biomass, autoclaving it and processing it to form a fine powder, for use as a biosorbant. The biosorbant can be desorbed to remove the colored component and can be used repeatedly for a number of times for removal of color from molasses spent wash or water contaminated with molasses spent wash.