doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2020.11.3.1239
Fe-Natural Zeolite as Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst in Decolorization of Reactive Blue 4
H. Hassan1
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B. H. Hameed2
- 1Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
- 2the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
Abstract
Heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction using Fe-natural zeolite (Fe-NZ) was investigated for the decolorization of Reactive Blue 4(RB4). The effect of iron ions loading, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration and initial pH value were investigated. The maximum decolorization efficiency of 98.71% was achieved at 0.60 wt% of iron ions loading, 16 mM H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration and at initial pH of 2.5. The high performance of Fe-NZ indicates that the heterogeneous Fenton-like could be efficiently employed for the treatment of wastewater containing azo dye.
Keywords
- Natural zeolite
- reactive blue 4
- heterogeneous fenton
- decolorization
How to Cite
H. Hassan and B. H. Hameed, "Fe-Natural Zeolite as Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst in Decolorization of Reactive Blue 4," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 133-137, 2020. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2020.11.3.1239
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