Abstract

Today, increasing numbers of chemical elements are presenting very important problems and threatening environmental health. The main part of the pollution load in aquatic systems comes from industrial wastes. The leather industry, which emerges as one of the important industries, is considered in terms of its potential for pollution. Unlike the physical, chemical and advanced treatment methods used for the removal of micro-contaminants that are released during the transformation from the raw skin to the finished leather, the use of immobilisation polymers with enzymes known as catalysts is suitable for waste water removal in the leather industry or in other sectors, in order to reduce the effects of environment pollution. In this case, the covalent immobilisation method between the Trametes versicolor laccase enzyme and the epoxy group containing p(HEMA-AGE) was optimized, and the degradation conditions of Acid Black 210 dye were investigated. The results were compared with waste dye water which was released after dyeing in the leather industry.