Electrochemical methods as one of the Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) have been applied effectively to the degradation of recalcitrant organic molecules in aqueous solutions. In the present study, the performance of the electro-Fenton (EF) process on the oxidation of Ponceau S(PS) dye was studied. The experimental study performed at the optimal factors like the solution pH, the PS concentration and the ferrous ions dose provided 74.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to apply the experimental Box-Behnken design (BBD) to evaluate the effect and, therefore, the optimal values of three chosen factors on the efficiency of the UV/HO process to decolorize Ponceau S (PS) aqueous solutions. The factors studied at three levels were the irradiated volume of dye solution, the dye solution turbidity and the HO dosage. The equations generated, analysis of variance (ANOVA), contour plots and response surface plots were used to analyze the relationship between independent variables and the outcomes of experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, Moroccan crude clay of Safi, which was characterized by X-ray diffraction, is used as adsorbent for the investigation of the adsorption kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamic parameters of the Basic Red 46 (BR46) in aqueous solutions at various dye concentrations, adsorbent masses and pH values. The results showed that the adsorption capacity of the dye increased by initial dye concentration and pH values. Two kinetic models (the pseudo-first-order and the pseudo-second-order) were used to calculate the adsorption rate constants.
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