Decolorization and degradation of sunset yellow in aqueous solutions by advanced Fenton oxidation | ||
Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences | ||
Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 18-23 PDF (171.72 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/jbes.2017.369625 | ||
Authors | ||
Gamal O. El-Sayed1; Said M. Teleb2; Heba M. Gouda2 | ||
1Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt | ||
2Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
Decolorization of sunset yellow dye (SY) in an aqueous solution was investigated by Fenton reaction using H2O2/Fe2+ system. Different parameters controlling the degradation efficiency as pH and H2O2 and Fe2+ concentrations were evaluated. The optimal operational conditions were found to be [Fe2+] = 2.55x10-3 mmol, [H2O2] = 0.2425 mmol at pH 2.7. The study of the Kinetics of decolorization indicated that the degradation kinetics of SY followed the second-order kinetics with (K2 = 4.9x10-4 mgL-1min-1). The results of this study showed high efficiency for removal of SY by Fenton process which is a cheap, versatile and efficient method for removal of this kind of pollutants. | ||
Keywords | ||
Sunset yellow; degradation; Fenton; removal | ||
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