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Solar assisted photo fenton for cost effective degradation of textile effluents in comparison to AOPS
General
Solar assisted Photo Fenton was compared with advanced oxidation processes for their color and COD removal efficiency and cost effectiveness. H2O2 alone appeared to be inefficient to reduce color and COD content of any effluent. The performance of Fenton process was slightly better, color and COD...
Treatment of Water Contaminated with DI-N-Butyl Phthalate by Foto-Fenton Process
General
This study was conducted to assess the removal efficiency of Di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) from aqueous medium using the photo-Fenton process. The Fenton's reagent that consists of a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (H2O) and ferrous ions (Fe2+) was used to generate the hydroxyl radical (OH0) that attacks...
Removal of natural organic matter from groundwater using fenton’s process
General
Groundwater in the area of eastern Croatia contains increased concentrations of organic compounds, primarily natural organic matter (NOM). Organic compounds in water become a problem in drinking water treatment, especially during water disinfection with chlorine, when harmful disinfection by...
Removal of Pb (II) Ions in The Aqueous Solution by Photo-Fenton Method
Advanced Oxidation Processes
Photo-Fenton for decreasing concentration of Pb(II) ions in the aqueous solution is systematically studied. The photo-Fenton process was carried out by batch technique, under UV light. The influences of process operating parameters were evaluated. The results of the research demonstrated that by...
Detoxification of As(III) in Aqueous Media by Using Photo-Fenton Method
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this paper, photo-Fenton method has been systematically examined to oxidize the toxic and mobile As(III) in the solution by •OH radicals resulted from the reactions between Fe2+ and H2O2 under UV light, to form the less toxic and insoluble As(V). The effects of various experimental parameters...
Evaluation of Electro-Fenton Process for Removal of Amoxicillin from Simulated Wastewater
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The purpose of this work is to examine the efficiency of the Electro-Fenton process (Fenton oxidation) for the elimination of amoxicillin from simulated wastewater through response surface methodology (RSM). The effect three operating parameters that were selected for this evaluation were...
Optimization Approach to Evaluate the Solar, UV and LED Visible Light Fenton Processes for Pollutant Degradation in Landfill Leachate
Advanced Oxidation Processes
In the current study, three different photo-assisted sources were used to evaluate the photo-Fenton oxidation process for the pollutant degradation of mature landfill leachate. Solar, UV, and LED visible light photo sources were adopted in this Fenton process. Fenton dosages (FeSO4 : H2O2) 1:30, 1.5...
Effect of Temperature on Fenton oxidation of young landfill leachate: Kinetic Assessment and Sludge Properties
General
Treatment of young landfill leachate, collected from municipal solid waste site of city of Konya, was investigated by using the Fenton process. The leachate itself showed the characteristics of pH 7.25, COD 38.2 g L-1 and BOD5 22 g L-1. Ratio of BOD5 to COD with 0.58 indicates that leachate can be...
Treatment of net washing wastewater by Fenton process
Advanced Oxidation Processes
The discharge of wastewater from net washing is one of the most significant problems in the marine ecosystem because of its high organic and saline content. Sea water quality is deteriorated every day due to the high amount of organic matter produced in the aquaculture sector. The aim of this study...
Degradation of Total organic carbon (TOC) and Chemical oxygen demand (COD) in Petroleum wastewater by solar Photo-Fenton process.
Advanced Oxidation Processes
The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of solar photo-Fenton process (H2O2/Fe2+/Solar) to treat petroleum wastewater from Sohar oil Refinery, Oman. The effect of operating conditions such as pH, reaction time, Fenton ratio, and Fenton reagent concentrations are investigated. The...
Application of Fenton reagent and adsorption as advanced treatment processes for removal of Maxilon Red GRL
Environmental Sciences
In this paper, the removal of Maxilon Red GRL by adsorption onto raw soil sample known as Niğde (Bor) grape molasses soil and Fe+2/H2O2 reagent as advanced treatment processes were investigated. The effects of various experimental parameters such as initial Fe+2 and H2O2 concentrations, pH...
Improvement of the photo-Fenton performance at near neutral pH by the addition of tannic acid from tea leaves waste as a complexing agent in the Pb(II) photo-oxidation
Advanced Oxidation Processes
IIntroducing tannic acid from tea leaves waste as a complexing agent of Fe(III) into photo-Fenton process to prevent Fe(OH)3 precipitation at pH 7, and further to increase photo-Fenton activity in the near neutral pH for Pb(II) photo-oxidation is systematically addressed. The photo-Fenton process...
Kinetic study of inorganic carbon (IC) removal and COD removal from refinery wastewater by solar Photo-Fenton.
Wastewater treatment
This study evaluated the effectiveness of solar Photo-Fenton’s technique (H2O2/Fe2+/Solar) to treat the refinery wastewater. The experimental data were analyzed using the first and second-order kinetic models. The results clearly indicated that the pseudo-second-order models gave better prediction...
Biological and photo-fenton treatment of olive oil mill wastewater
General
Olive oil wastewaters (OOMW) are dark effluents which pose serious environmental problems. The aim of this work was to apply biological treatment with Pleurotus spp., and chemical treatment, through oxidation by Photo-Fenton, to OOMW. The biological treatment was not very efficient in colour...
Performance of different photocatalytic oxidation processes in petroleum wastewater treatment: A Comparative Study
Wastewater treatment
The present study was conducted to compare the performance of different solar photocatalytic processes (TiO 2 photocatalysis, photo-Fenton, photo-Fenton coupled with TiO 2 photocatalysis, and photo-Fenton coupled with TiO 2/ZnO photocatalysis) for the treatment of petroleum wastewater. The removal...
Optimization of degradation of ciprofloxacin antibiotic and assessment of degradation products using full factorial experimental design by Fenton Homogenous process
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The Pharmaceutical contaminants specialist antibiotics into environment can create problems for both human health and environment. Ciprofloxacin (CIP), an antibiotic Fluoroquinolones group, has recently been used widely for infections treatment. The main purpose of the research was to develop a Full...
A study on heterogeneous Fenton regeneration of powdered activated carbon impregnated with iron oxide nanoparticles
Wastewater treatment
This paper reports on the fabrication, characterization and testing of iron oxide nanoparticles – powdered activated carbon (PAC) composites for water treatment and PAC regeneration by Fenton reactions. Different wet impregnation procedures and iron loadings were assessed in terms of organic...
Pre-treatment of industrial landfill leachate by Fenton’s oxidation
General
Biological treatment (aerobic and anaerobic) of industrial landfill leachate is limited by the presence of toxic contaminants (e.g., heavy metals) and recalcitrant (biopersistent) organics (e.g., polyphenols, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, etc.,), hindering viable conditions for biomass proliferation...
Reduction of COD in wastewater from a textile industry by Electro-fenton process
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have led the way in the treatment of aqueous waste and are rapidly becoming the chosen technology for many applications. In this paper, COD reduction of textile industry wastewater by electro-Fenton (EF) oxidation, was studied at batch experimental conditions. The...
Use of selected advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for wastewater treatment - a mini review
General
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are widely used for the removal of recalcitrant organic constituents from industrial and municipal wastewater. The aim of this study was to review the use of titanium dioxide/UV light process, hydrogen peroxide/UV light process and Fenton’s reactions in wastewater...
Facile Prepared Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as a Nano-Catalyst on photo-Fenton process to remediation of methylene blue dye from water: Characterisation and Optimization
Nanomaterials in the environment: applications and effects
In this research, a simple method for the preparation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4NPs) with an average size of 38.05 nm via co-precipitation was investigated. X-ray diffraction (DRX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were used to characterize obtained Fe3O4...
Application of Taguchi Method for Electro-Fenton Degradation of SDBS Anionic Surfactant
Advanced Oxidation Processes
In this work, the effectiveness of electro-Fenton process degradation of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) anionic surfactant in acidic wastewater was investigated. Taguchi method was applied to study the effect of process parameters on oxidation of SDBS pollutant. An orthogonal array L 9...
Treatability Studies of Hospital Wastewaters with AOPs by Taguchi’s Experimental Design
Advanced Oxidation Processes
In this study, it was studied various advanced oxidation treatment processes; Fenton, UV/H2O2, UV/O3/H2O2 for treatability of hospital wastewaters containing antibiotics (cephalosporines). Taguchi’s L25 orthogonal array design was applied to design of advanced oxidation processes, for simplification...
Hydrothermal synthesis of iron oxide photo-Fenton catalysts: the effect of parameters on morphology, particle size and catalytic efficiency
Advanced Oxidation Processes
Iron oxide materials were synthesized by an easy and rapid hydrothermal method using different iron precursors (FeCl 3∙6H 2O, Fe(NO 3) 3∙9H 2O and K 4Fe(CN) 6∙3H 2O), solution pHs (acid and basic) and reaction times (3 h and 6 h). The synthesized materials were thoroughly characterized by...
Inorganic carbon removal from refinery wastewater by using TiO2/ZnO/Fenton photocatalyst
Wastewater treatment
The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the solar photocatalyst of TiO2/ZnO/Fenton process to treat the refinery wastewater and remove inorganic carbon (IC) which potentially toxic to human, aquatic and microorganism life. Central composite design with response surface methodology...
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