Abstract
An environmentally friendly electrochemical treatment, electro-Fenton process, was applied to the depollution of a synthetic dismissal composed of three dyes, yellow drimaren, congo red and methylene blue, frequently used in textile and dyehouses. Here, we show that those dyes and their mixture are quickly degraded under current controlled electrolysis conditions, leading to an almost complete mineralization. The results show the efficiency of electro-Fenton process to quickly degrade aqueous effluents polluted by synthetic organic dyes.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the society TEXNORD of Fez for providing the dyes: congo red, methylene blue and yellow drimaren and the real dye wastewater solution.
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Lahkimi, A., Oturan, M., Oturan, N. et al. Removal of textile dyes from water by the electro-Fenton process. Environ Chem Lett 5, 35–39 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-006-0058-x
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