Iron rich laterite soil with mesoporous structure for heterogeneous Fenton-like degradation of an azo dye under visible light

Alireza Khataee*, Fatemeh Salahpour, Mehrangiz Fathinia, Behnam Seyyedi, Behrouz Vahid

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Abstract

Treatment of C.I. Acid Red 17 (AR17) by heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like process was studied using calcined laterite soil as an iron source. A complete characterization was performed to explain some of the properties of the used catalyst. Comparing the processes of heterogeneous Fenton-like and photo-Fenton-like, revealed that using heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like led to the highest decolorization efficiency (94.71% at 120. min). Experimental results indicated that the heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like process could be explained in terms of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model. The main roles of hydroxyl radicals in degradation process were investigated by adding of various radical scavengers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-135
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

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© 2014 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.

Keywords

  • Degradation
  • Heterogeneous Fenton
  • Laterite soil
  • Nanocatalyst
  • Visible light

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