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Laccase based de-inking of mixed office waste and evaluation of its impact on physico-optical properties of recycled fiber

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The de-inking ability of the crude laccase (benzenediol: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.10.3.2) produced by a white rot fungus Peniophora sp. (NFCCI-2131) was tested using mixed office waste paper. In addition, the impact on physical and optical properties of the de-inked pulp, and the chemical load of the effluent generated during laccase based de-inking process was also analyzed. In the present study, 2.5 U/ml laccase was produced by the fungus under submerged culture conditions. Laccase (10 U/g of air dried pulp) was found to improve the tensile strength of recycled pulp by 1.7-fold, de-inking efficiency by 1.5-fold, opacity by 3.84%, and brightness by 5.83%. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed less rupturing of cellulose fibers and increased detachment of ink particles from the surface of the fibers in comparison to chemical de-inking. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis of laccase treated pulp revealed degradation of the guaiacyl group and a high degree of deformation in methyl group of lignin. The biochemical and chemical oxygen demand (BOD and COD) were found to be reduced by 52 and 36% respectively, in the effluent generated after crude laccase based de-inking of mixed office waste.

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Young Scientist Fellowship (Award no: CST/242/, dated 12/05/2015, Council of Science and Technology Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow India) to first author Dr. Shiv Shankar is gratefully acknowledged. The authors acknowledge Dr. R. K. Jain, Director, Central Pulp, and Paper Research Institute Saharanpur, India and Ms. Prachi Kaushik, Senior Research Fellow, CPPRI, Saharanpur for their help in the analysis of physical and optical properties of the paper. The authors are thankful to Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, and Head, Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University) for rendering necessary facilities.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, School for Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226025, India

    Shiv Shankar,  Shikha & Chandra Bhan

  2. Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Roorkee, IIT Roorkee Campus, Paper Mill Rd, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India

    Rajesh Chandra

  3. Paper Testing Division, Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute Saharanpur, Post Box 174, Paper Mill Road, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India

    Sanjay Tyagi

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Shankar, S., Shikha, Bhan, C. et al. Laccase based de-inking of mixed office waste and evaluation of its impact on physico-optical properties of recycled fiber. Environmental Sustainability 1, 233–244 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-018-0021-3

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