Efficient Degradation of Mordant Blue 9 Using the Fenton-Activated Persulfate System
In this study, a Fenton-activated persulfate (Fe2+/PS) system was introduced for the efficient degradation of Mordant Blue 9 (MB 9) as a textile dye in an aqueous solution. Results showed that the degradation of MB 9 was markedly influenced by operational parameters, such as initial pH, PS concentration, Fe2+concentration, and initial dye concentration. Optimal reaction conditions were then determined. Inorganic anions, such as Cl−and HCO3−, enhanced the degradation efficiency of MB 9 under optimal conditions. Addition of HCO3−reduced the degradation performance of MB 9, whereas the addition of Cl−increased the degradation percentage of MB 9. In addition, quenching experiments were conducted using methanol and tert-butyl alcohol as scavengers, and methanol was identified as an effective scavenger. Thus, the degradation of MB 9 was attributed to SO4•−and•OH radicals. The degradation and mineralization efficiency of MB 9 was significantly reduced using the conventional Fenton process i.e., Fe2+/ hydrogen peroxide (HP) because of the formation of a Fe complex during degradation. Meanwhile, the Fe2+/persulfate (PS) system improved the degradation and mineralization performance.Keywords:Fenton-activated;Fe-complex;persulfate;mordant dyes;scavengers
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