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In this research, the treatment of methylene blue (MB) dye wastewater by a novel system that combines H2O2 with an aluminum-carbon micro-electrolysis (ACE) was explored. The effects of the H2O2 amount, initial pH, aluminum to carbon ratio, total aluminum-carbon mass, dye concentration, and reaction temperature on degradation of MB were investigated. The findings revealed that under the following conditions: H2O2 34.0 mg/L, initial pH of 3.0, aluminum-to-carbon ratio of 2:1, total aluminum-carbon mass of 2.0 g/L, MB concentration of 20 mg/L, and 20 °C, the degradation rate of MB could reach 99.3% after 180 min, which is 18.4% more compared with ACE at the same conditions without H2O2. Through the quenching experiments, it was proved that the efficient free radicals produced during degradation are •OH and •O2-. Finally, a possible mechanism of H2O2 enhanced aluminum carbon micro-electrolysis (HP-ACE) for MB degradation was discussed.
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Huang, X., Chen, Y., Sun, D. et al. Degradation of organic dye wastewater by H2O2-enhanced aluminum carbon micro-electrolysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 72586–72597 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20814-w
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