Electrochemical treatment of dye solution by oxalate catalyzed photoelectro-fenton process using a carbon nanotube-ptfe cathode: Optimization by central composite design

Ali R. Khataee*, Mahmoud Zarei, Amir R. Khataee*

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Abstract

Decolorization of C.I. Basic Blue 3 (BB3) by oxalate catalyzed photoelectro-Fenton process based on carbon nanotube-polytetrafluoroethylene (CNT-PTFE) electrode as cathode under visible light was studied. A comparison of electro-Fenton, photoelectro-Fenton, and photoelectro-Fenton/oxalate processes for decolorization of the solution containing BB3 has been performed. The results showed that color removal follows the decreasing order: photoelectro-Fenton/oxalate>photoelectro-Fenton>electro-Fenton. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to assess individual and interactive effects of the four main independent parameters on the decolorization efficiency. A central composite design (CCD) was employed for optimization of photoelectro-Fenton/oxalate treatment of BB3. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a high coefficient of determination value (R2=0.958) and satisfactory prediction second-order regression. This study clearly showed that RSM was one of the suitable methods to optimize the operating conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)482-490
Number of pages9
JournalClean - Soil, Air, Water
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Advanced oxidation processes
  • Carbon nanotube
  • Carbon nanotube-PTFE cathode
  • Decolorization
  • Electro-Fenton
  • Experimental design

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