“…These dye effluents are often rich in colour, containing reactive dyes and chemicals and create several environmental problems by discharging into the aqueous phase. Various physical and chemical processes such as reverse osmosis, adsorption, precipitation, ultrafiltration, flocculation and air stripping can be used for removal of colour from dye effluents (Georgiou, Melidis, Aivasidis, & Gimouhopoulos, 2002;Ledakowicz, Solecka, & Zylla, 2001;Peralta-Zamora et al, 1999;Robinson, McMullan, Marchant, & Nigam, 2001). These techniques, however, are non-destructive because they only transfer pollutants into sludge, which needs further treatment (Arslan, Balcioglu, Tuhkanen, & Bahnemann, 2000;Chaudhuri & Sur, 2000;Stock, Peller, Vinodgopal, & Kamat, 2000).…”