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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 482-490 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Clean - Soil, Air, Water |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Advanced oxidation processes
- Carbon nanotube
- Carbon nanotube-PTFE cathode
- Decolorization
- Electro-Fenton
- Experimental design