The photooxidative destruction of C.I. Basic Yellow 2 using UV/S2O82― process in a rectangular continuous photoreactor

The photooxidative decolorization of C.I. Basic Yellow 2 (BY2), was investigated using UV radiation in the presence of peroxydisulfate (S 2 O 8 2− ) in a rectangular photoreactor at experimental condition. S 2 O 8 2− and UV-light showed negligible effect when they were used independently. Removal ef...

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Published in:Journal of hazardous materials 2009-07, Vol.166 (1), p.61-66
Main Authors: SALARI, D, NIAEI, A, ABER, S, RASOULIFARD, M. H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Chemical engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Pollution
Reactors
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Summary:The photooxidative decolorization of C.I. Basic Yellow 2 (BY2), was investigated using UV radiation in the presence of peroxydisulfate (S 2 O 8 2− ) in a rectangular photoreactor at experimental condition. S 2 O 8 2− and UV-light showed negligible effect when they were used independently. Removal efficiency of BY2 was sensitive to the operational parameters such as initial concentrations of S 2 O 8 2− , BY2, light intensity, flow rate and pH. The conversion ratios of BY2 at the volumetric flow rates of 330, 500 and 650 ml/min were 84%, 79%, 51% in 30 min, respectively. Our results showed that light intensity was a beneficial parameter for dye removal. The results showed that in the presence of S 2 O 8 2− , the photooxidation quantum yield obtained was higher than direct photolysis quantum yield, suggesting that photodecay of BY2 was dominated by photooxidation. The electrical energy per order ( E EO ) values for decolorization of BY2 solution was calculated. Results show that applying a desired peroxydisulfate concentration can reduce the E EO .
ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.11.039