International Journal of Environmental Science and Development

Abstract—Heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction using Fe-natural zeolite (Fe-NZ) was investigated for the decolorization of Reactive Blue 4(RB4). The effect of iron ions loading, H₂O₂ concentration and initial pH value were investigated. The maximum decolorization efficiency of 98.71% was achieved at 0.60 wt% of iron ions loading, 16 mM H₂O₂ concentration and at initial pH of 2.5. The high performance of Fe-NZ indicates that the heterogeneous Fenton-like could be efficiently employed for the treatment of wastewater containing azo dye.

Index Terms—Natural zeolite, reactive blue 4, heterogeneous fenton, decolorization.

H. Hassan is with Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Malaysia (e-mail: hamizura179@uitm.edu.my).
B. H. Hameed is with the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar (e-mail: b.hammadi@qu.edu.qa).

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Cite: H. Hassan and B. H. Hameed, "Fe-Natural Zeolite as Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst in Decolorization of Reactive Blue 4," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 133-137, 2020.

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