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Effective Photo-Fenton Degradation of Dye Methyl Green in
Presence of Organic Additive
Jain Abhilasha*, Aggarwal Ashma and Kotwal Marazban
Department of Chemistry, St. Xavier’s College, 5, Mahapalika
Marg, Mumbai – 400 001
* jainabhilasha5@gmail.com
Abstract:
Photo-Fenton process is of special interest because it
has been found to be an effective technique for the
degradation of dyes with high reaction yields, low cost
of treatment and less tedious workup. It provides green
chemical pathway to reduce pollution caused by dyes and
other organic compounds. The present study describes the
photochemical degradation of methyl green using
photo–Fenton reaction in presence of hydroquinone as an
additive. The progress of the reaction has been
monitored spectrophotometrically. The effect of
variation of various parameters such as pH,
concentration of Fe 3+ ion ,dye and additive;
amount of H2O2 and light intensity
on the rate of photodegradation was also observed.
Keywords.
Photo–Fenton, AOPs, Wastewater treatment, Methyl green,
Hydroquinone.
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