Over 100 tons of dyes are released per year into the wastewaters without
prior treatment which adds to the contamination of freshwater resources globally. Thus,
the development of economical, and sustainable control measures to avoid the pollution
of natural resources remains imperative. In the present scenario, recent advancements
in biological approaches have escalated bioremediation as a potential strategy for
treatment of dyes and associated derivatives. These biological approaches utilize
simple to complex microorganisms, plants, and wastes generated from different animal
products as tools to remediate and remove dye molecules from wastewater. This
particular chapter targets to address the recent advancements in the past three to four
years in the sustainable treatment of dye molecules from wastewater using
bioremediation approaches. The study also includes the prevailing hurdles, and
research prospects in the bioremediation techniques utilized for the reduction of dyes
from wastewater.
Keywords: Biodegradation, Biomaterials, Composites, Dyes, Nanosized compounds.
