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Comparative investigation on the removal of methyl orange from aqueous solution using three different advanced oxidation processes

  • Zahia Benredjem EMAIL logo , Karima Barbari , Imene Chaabna , Samia Saaidia , Abdelhak Djemel , Rachid Delimi , Saloua Douas and Khaoula Bakhouche

Abstract

The Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are promising environmentally friendly technologies for the treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants in general and particularly dyes. The aim of this work is to determine which of the AOP processes based on the Fenton reaction is more effective in degrading the methyl orange (MO) dye. The comparative study of the Fenton, photo-Fenton (PF) and electro-Fenton (EF) processes has shown that electro-Fenton is the most efficient method for oxidizing Methyl Orange. The evolution of organic matter degradation was followed by absorbance (discoloration) and COD (mineralization) measurements. The kinetics of the MO degradation by the electro-Fenton process is very rapid and the OM degradation rate reached 90.87% after 5 min. The influence of some parameters such as the concentration of the catalyst (Fe (II)), the concentration of MO, the current density, the nature and the concentration of supporting electrolyte was investigated. The results showed that the degradation rate increases with the increase in the applied current density and the concentration of the supporting electrolyte. The study of the concentration effect on the rate degradation revealed optimal values for the concentrations 2.10−5 M and 75 mg L−1 of Fe (II) and MO respectively.


Corresponding author: Zahia Benredjem, Laboratory of Water Treatment and Valorization of Industrial Wastes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Annaba, Bp 12, 23000, Algeria, E-mail:

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-12-29
Accepted: 2021-05-03
Published Online: 2021-05-19

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