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Response surface modeling for optimization heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation of persistence organic pollution in high total dissolved solid containing wastewater

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The rice-husk-based mesoporous activated carbon (MAC) used in this study was precarbonized and activated using phosphoric acid. N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm, X-ray powder diffraction, electron spin resonance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, 29Si-NMR spectroscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy were used to characterize the MAC. The tannery wastewater carrying high total dissolved solids (TDS) discharged from leather industry lacks biodegradability despite the presence of dissolved protein. This paper demonstrates the application of free electron-rich MAC as heterogeneous catalyst along with Fenton reagent for the oxidation of persistence organic compounds in high TDS wastewater. The heterogeneous Fenton oxidation of the pretreated wastewater at optimum pH (3.5), H2O2 (4 mmol/L), FeSO4⋅7H2O (0.2 mmol/L), and time (4 h) removed chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon and dissolved protein by 86, 91, 83, and 90 %, respectively.

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The authors are thankful to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for providing financial assistance under STRAIT program to carry out this work.

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  1. Environmental Technology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)—Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, 600 020, Tamil Nadu, India

    G. Sekaran, S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy & P. Maharaja

  2. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India

    V. K. Gupta

  3. Dr. R M L Avadh University Faizabad, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, 224001, India

    V. K. Gupta

  4. Surface Engineering Division, National Aerospace Laboratories, Post Box 1779, Bangalore, 560017, India

    C. Anandan

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Sekaran, G., Karthikeyan, S., Boopathy, R. et al. Response surface modeling for optimization heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation of persistence organic pollution in high total dissolved solid containing wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 21, 1489–1502 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-2024-z

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