Treatability of Dye Solutions Containing Disperse Dyes by Fenton and Fenton-Solar Light Oxidation Processes

This study attempts to explore the possibility of treating dye solutions containing Disperse Yellow 119 and Disperse Red 167 by Fenton and Fenton under solar-light oxidation processes. Experiments were conducted to examine the effects of various operating conditions on the performance of the treatment systems. The Fenton results showed that 98.6% spectral absorption coefficient (SAC) and 90.8% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removals were proved at pH 3, 50?mg/L Fe2+, and 75?mg/L H2O2, 15?min oxidation time for Disperse Yellow 119. After 40?min solar irradiation time during Fenton process the SAC removal was 99.1%. COD reduction of about 98.3% was observed at the same time. It was also obtained as 97.8% SAC and 97.7% COD removal with pH 3, 75?mg/L Fe2+, 100?mg/L H2O2, and 25?min oxidation time for Disperse Red 167 at this optimum conditions. For Disperse Red 167 during Fenton under solar light process, after 40?min of solar irradiation time the SAC and COD reduction were obtained 99.3 and 98.4%, respectively.