International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 6 6 2017 06 2 Biodecolorization and Biodegradation of reactive azo dyes by Kappaphycus alvarezii and optimization of biofertilizing potential 20 28 EN Pachauri Tripti 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India Lakhani Anita 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India Kumari K. Maharaj 3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India Agyarko Kofi 1 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Abunyewa Akwasi A. 2 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Department of Agroforestry, Kumasi, Ghana Bora Zinekena S.T. Tii 3 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Asare John 4 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Boakye Albert K. 5 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Abankwa Randy Y. 6 University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana Kaur Balwinder 1 Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India Singh Karamjit 2 Department of Physics, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India Malik Ashok Kumar 3 Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India Pandya Krishna Y. 1 Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing, Vallabh vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India and Department of Biology, V.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India Patel Rinku V. 2 Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing, Vallabh vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India and Department of Biology, V.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India Jasrai Rakesh T. 3 Department of Chemistry, R.K. Parikh Arts and Science College, Sardar Patel University, Petlad-388450, Gujarat, India Brahmbhatt Nayana 4 Department of Biology, V.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India > Research Paper 2017 4 30 2017 06 2 In recent years with increasing pollution and development there is a need of easily operatable, less costly and no secondary waste generation and environment friendly treatment methods required. It is an attempt to study as degradation and decolorization of reactive azo dyes by seaweed biomass of Kappaphycus alvarezii. This present paper discussed the color removal capabilities of dry seaweed biomass of Kappaphycus alvarezii (C) which gives 93.61%, 90.66% and 21.94% decolorization from P1, P4 and P6 (reactive azo dyes) respectively. The FTIR study shows that the major dye functional groups were completely removed indicates the transformation or breakdown of dye molecules by the active sites of the seaweed biomass creates excellent result for the biodegradation and biodecolorization. After treatment the accumulated seaweed biomass was utilized for biocompost preparation as by-product and its applicability was studied by germination of Vigna radiata and Triticum aestivum. Pigment analysis chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid was studied indicates the pigment concentration was found higher as compared to control (without compost) in both the plant species which represents the applicability of accumulated seaweed biocompost creates sustainable approach as by-product and no secondary waste generation can be used in waste water treatment systems. Copyright@ International Science Community Association