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Brilliant Blue Fcf Degradation by Persulfate/Zero Valent Iron: The Effects of Influencing Parameters and Anions Publisher



Yousefi M1 ; Ghanbari F2, 3 ; Zazouli MA4 ; Madihibidgoli S5
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  1. 1. Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  2. 2. Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  3. 3. Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  5. 5. Division of Food Safety, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Desalination and Water Treatment Published:2017


Abstract

In this study, zero valent iron (ZVI) was applied as an activator for persulfate (PS) to degrade a food dye (Brilliant Blue FCF) from aqueous solutions. The effect of pH, PS concentration, ZVI dosage and initial dye concentration was evaluated. The degradation efficiency was obtained about 98.8% under optimum conditions, i.e., pH of 3, ZVI dosage of 0.5 g/L, PS dosage of 4 mM and initial dye concentration of 20 mg/L. PS had higher decolorization rate compared with H₂O₂ and percarbonate. Chemical oxygen demand and total organic carbon removal efficiencies were about 45.3% and 36.6%, respectively. Among anions, phosphate and bicarbonate showed an inhibitory effect on the decolorization of the dye. Moreover, quenching experiments exhibited that sulfate radical is major agent of oxidizing the dye. According to the results, PS/ZVI process could be an effective approach to pollutant degradation. © 2017 Desalination Publications. All rights reserved.
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