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Kinetics of oxidation of ponceau 4R in aqueous solutions by Fenton and photo-Fenton processes

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A 22 factorial design of experiments complemented with a central point assayed in triplicate was proposed to investigate the influence of initial Fenton’s reagent (H2O2 and Fe2+) concentration on the maximum oxidation of the Ponceau 4R dye in aqueous solution. The reactions took place in batch reactors without (Fenton process) and with (photo-Fenton process) UV irradiation under well-stirred conditions at approximately 25 °C. Based on these preliminary results, the kinetics of color degradation, removal of total organic carbon and consumption of reactants was experimentally investigated for 7200 s at optimal initial concentration of H2O2 and Fe2+. The results show that the Fenton and photo-Fenton process caused approximately 95% of decoloration after only 300 s of reaction and complete color degradation at 7200 s. At this final time of reaction, TOC removals of 97% and approximately 100% were observed when applying Fenton and photo-Fenton conditions, respectively. A toxicity assay revealed that A. salina was not sensitive to the synthetic effluent treated by the photo-Fenton process and diluted with aqueous nutritive solution at 25, 12.5, 10 and 5%. A suggested simplified mechanism involving three elementary reactions was able to reproduce the experimental kinetic results of Fe2+, H2O2 consumption, Fe3+ formation and azo dye degradation. On the whole, the results obtained at the investigated conditions show that the photo-Fenton and Fenton processes are effective processes to achieve TOC reduction and color degradation of Ponceau 4R dye typically found in liquid effluents from the Brazilian confectionary industries.

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Abbreviations

A :

Absorbance of aqueous solution of Ponceau 4R (mAu)

E 1 :

Main effect of the initial concentration of H2O2 on dye degradation

E 2 :

Main effect of the initial concentration of Fe2+ on dye degradation

E 12 :

Effect of the interaction between [H2O2]o and [Fe2+]o on dye degradation

k 1 :

Rate constant of reaction 1 (Eq. 1 and Table 2) (s−1)

k 2 :

Rate constant of reaction 2 (Eq. 2 and Table 2) (s−1)

k 3 :

Rate constant of reaction 3 (Eq. 3 and Table 2) (s−1 mM-1)

t :

Time (s)

T :

Temperature (°C)

X 1 :

Coded variable defined in Eq. 9

X 2 :

Coded variable defined in Eq. 10

Y :

Dimensionless concentration of Ponceau 4R dye

α :

Tuned parameter of the simplified kinetic model (Table 2) (dimensionless)

λ :

Wavelength (nm)

[C20H11N2O10S3Na3]:

Concentration of Ponceau 4R (mM)

[Fe2+]:

Concentration of Fe2+ (mM)

[Fe3+]:

Concentration of Fe3+ (mM)

[H2O2]:

Concentration of hydrogen peroxide (mM)

[HO2 •]:

Concentration of HO2 • (mM)

[H+]:

Concentration of H+ (mM)

[OH-]:

Concentration of OH- (mM)

[•OH]:

Concentration of •OH (mM)

calc:

Calculated

exp:

Experimental

o:

Initial

high:

Highest level of the initial concentration of H2O2 or Fe2+ in Table 1

low:

Lowest level of the initial concentration of H2O2 or Fe2+ in Table 1

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  1. Polytechnic Center (DTQ/ST/UFPR), Graduate School of Food Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil

    Cristina Benincá

  2. Polytechnic Center, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil

    Patrício Peralta-Zamora

  3. Center of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790 Bloco D90 Campus Universitário, Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil

    Célia Regina Granhen Tavares

  4. Polytechnic Center (DTQ/ST/UFPR), Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil

    Ronaldo Cardoso Camargo, Everton Fernando Zanoelo & Luciana Igarashi-Mafra

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Benincá, C., Peralta-Zamora, P., Camargo, R.C. et al. Kinetics of oxidation of ponceau 4R in aqueous solutions by Fenton and photo-Fenton processes. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 105, 293–306 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-011-0392-2

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