Comparison of fenton and photo-fenton processes for livestock wastewater treatment

J Environ Sci Health B. 2006;41(2):109-20. doi: 10.1080/03601230500364740.

Abstract

In this study, the photochemical degradation of livestock wastewater was carried out by the Fenton and Photo-Fenton processes. The effects of pH, reaction time, the molar ratio of Fe(2 +)/H(2)O(2), and the Fe(2 +) dose were studied. The optimal conditions for the Fenton and Photo-Fenton processes were found to be at a pH of 4 and 5, an Fe(2 +) dose of 0.066 M and 0.01 M, a concentration of hydrogen peroxide of 0.2 M and 0.1 M, and a molar ratio (Fe(2 +)/H(2)O(2)) of 0.33 and 0.1, respectively. The optimal reaction times in the Fenton and Photo-Fenton processes were 60 min and 80 min, respectively. Under the optimal conditions of the Fenton and Photo-Fenton processes, the chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, and fecal coliform removal efficiencies were approximately 70--79, 70--85 and 96.0--99.4%, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Ferrous Compounds / chemistry
  • Ferrous Compounds / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Iron / pharmacology
  • Kinetics
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Photochemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*

Substances

  • Fenton's reagent
  • Ferrous Compounds
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Iron