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Low-cost nanoparticulate oxidation catalysts for the removal of azo and anthraquinic dyes

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Purpose

This study aimed to test the activity of Mn ferrite, hematin-Mn ferrite and colloidal maghemite in decomposition of Orange II (O-II) and Alizarin Red S (ARS) in model aqueous solutions.

Methods

Color removal was explored at room temperature using magnetic stirring with and without a magnetic bar, taking advantage of the solids’ magnetism. Decomposition of H2O2 was also studied separately and as radicals provider in dye decomposition. Catalyst/dye solution was fixed at 10 mg/4 mL. pH and dye concentration were variable. Absorbance was measured during 120 min by UV-Vis. Reuse of catalysts was also performed.

Results

Azo dyes such as O-II are more resistant to oxidative removal using hydrogen peroxide than anthraquinone-like ARS. CITMD5 reduced ARS absorbance up to 71.9% when dye was less than 250 mg/L. HEM-Mn-MAG completely decolorized a 62.5 mg/L O-II solution at pH 11 while CITMD5 reached half of that conversion under the same conditions. The highest color removal in O-II/ARS mixtures was obtained with HEM-Mn-MAG, 40% absorbance reduction in 2 h. Mn-MAG is not active to remove O-II in presence of hydrogen peroxide in the 3–9 pH range at rt.

Conclusions

The high activity of Mn-MAG in hydrogen peroxide decomposition may be assigned to the combination of Mn+2/Mn+3 and Fe+2/Fe+3, because the MnOx is active in the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Mn-MAG can be reused, preserving high activity in this reaction. Mn-based magnetic nanoparticles should be considered as inexpensive materials to treat textile wastewaters.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support of CONICET, UNS and the ANPCyT (PICT 0932-2015). The authors acknowledge Dr. Gustavo Marchetti for the kind gift of the CITMD5 material. The authors acknowledge the personal communication of Dr. M. L. Kremer 2018, which was very useful to the discussion of the present manuscript.

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This research was financed by CONICET and ANPCYT (Argentina).

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  1. Departamento de Química, INQUISUR, Universidad Nacional del Sur-CONICET, Avenida Alem 1253, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

    Paula Nicolás, Fernanda Horst & Verónica Lassalle

  2. Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Avenida Alem 1253, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

    Paula Nicolás, Fernanda Horst, Verónica Lassalle & María Luján Ferreira

  3. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, PLAPIQUI (Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, CCT Bahía Blanca, Camino La Carrindanga Km 7, CC 717, 800, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

    Gustavo S. López Pugni & María Luján Ferreira

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Nicolás, P., López Pugni, G.S., Horst, F. et al. Low-cost nanoparticulate oxidation catalysts for the removal of azo and anthraquinic dyes. J Environ Health Sci Engineer 19, 721–731 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-021-00640-x

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