{"id":907,"date":"2026-06-03T03:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T03:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=907"},"modified":"2026-06-03T03:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T03:28:24","slug":"eco-friendly-solution-for-textile-waste-pollution-a-research-by-biology-study-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/?p=907","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Friendly Solution for Textile Waste Pollution: A Research by Biology Study Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"907\" class=\"elementor elementor-907\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d47a7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d47a7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bf4637\" data-id=\"2bf4637\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38d8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f38d8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 125%;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 125%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Segoe UI';\">Universitas Pelita Harapan Biology Study Program continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to environmental sustainability through innovative research led by its lecturers and students. In response to the growing problem of textile wastewater pollution, the research team led by Ricky Handersen and Joan Christie Wijaya with the help of lecturers from UPH, Bambang Kiranadi, Melanie Cornelia, and Reinhard Pinontoan, has successfully developed an alternative biological approach to help remove synthetic dyes from water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c4e2f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c4e2f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc0a565\" data-id=\"fc0a565\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cc275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16cc275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Decolorization-A-oryzae.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Decolorization-A-oryzae.png 489w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Decolorization-A-oryzae-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Decolorization potential of A. oryzae.\nA. 1: negative control 2: After incubation 60 minutes. B. Graph of decolorization percentage after a period of time (5 - 65 minutes)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02300fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02300fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2646343\" data-id=\"2646343\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da851cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da851cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 125%;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 125%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Segoe UI';\">The study explored the use of <i>Aspergillus oryzae<\/i>, a beneficial fungus isolated from miso, a traditional fermented food. The researchers first isolated and characterized the microorganism based on its morphology before testing its ability to decolorize commercial blue textile dye. To ensure maximum efficiency, the team applied Response Surface Methodology (RSM), a statistical tool that help determines optimal conditions for the process. Under ideal conditions, which was 33\u00b0C, pH 6.2, dye concentration of 200 ppm, and six days of incubation, the fungus achieved an impressive 92% decolorization rate, demonstrating its high potential as an eco-friendly treatment agent for dye-contaminated wastewater.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a10f48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a10f48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ca6aa6\" data-id=\"7ca6aa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2d392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f2d392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Peroxidase-Decolorization.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Peroxidase-Decolorization.png 624w, https:\/\/greencampus.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Peroxidase-Decolorization-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eco-Friendly Solution for Textile Waste Pollution: A Research by Biology Study Program<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7091a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7091a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-416ac03\" data-id=\"416ac03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966a84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966a84c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 125%;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 125%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Segoe UI';\">To further understand how the process works at the molecular level, the research team also employed molecular docking analysis. The results revealed that peroxidase enzymes produced by <i>Aspergillus oryzae<\/i> play a crucial role in breaking down dye molecules by oxidizing azo bonds, which are responsible for the color in many textile dyes. This finding provides valuable insight into the enzymatic degradation mechanism and supports the potential application of this method in sustainable wastewater treatment. Through this research, the Biology Study Program reinforces its contribution to environmental protection while advancing scientific innovation for a greener future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universitas Pelita Harapan Biology Study Program continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to environmental sustainability through innovative research led by its lecturers and students. 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