November 2012
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A study of nylon 6 polymer degradation by lignolytic fungus Phanerochaete crysosporium has been carried out under submerged conditions. The analysis was carried out using weight and thickness measurements, and I. R. spectroscopy. Sheets of nylon 6 were inserted in fermentation broth which was incubated on a rotary shaker at 300C and 90 rpm. Nylon 6 was the sole source of nitrogen in the medium. A colony of fungus was developed that resulted in substantial degradation via crack within 75 days. The groove that weakening and breaking of polyamide bond have been confirmed by weakening in I R band and molar mass reductions have been observed in morphological studies.