ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Degradation of a Pigment Red 238 using UV,
UV/H2O2, UV/H2O2/SnO2 and Fenton Processes
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Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
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Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore,
Multan Campus, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Submission date: 2021-02-07
Final revision date: 2021-07-04
Acceptance date: 2021-07-16
Online publication date: 2021-12-21
Publication date: 2022-01-28
Corresponding author
Arif Nazir
Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 1-Km Raiwind Road, Lahore, 54000, Lahore, Pakistan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(1):619-623
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This study implicates the degradation of pigment red 238 (PR238) from aqueous solution employing
photocatalytic processes. The procedure was carried out under UV radiation, SnO2 and H2O2 as well as
Fenton process. The influence of process variables viz., pigment concentration (50-150 ppm), amount of
catalyst (0.1-0.3 g/L), H2O2 concentration (0.3-0.9 mL), UV irradiation time (30-60 min) and pH (3-9)
were studied for the removal of PR238. The experiments were conducted by exposing aqueous solutions
of PR238 having photocatalyst with UV light and effect of process variables such as pH, concentration
of pigment, concentration of H2O2 and amount of catalyst was investigated. The degradation of >90%
was achieved with Fenton process, whereas H2O2/UV and UV/H2O2/SnO2 furnished up to 78% and
89.6% PR238 removal, respectively. From results, it was concluded that the Fenton process is highly
efficient for the removal of PR238, which can be employed for the removal of dyes form effluents.