Degradation of Textile Dyes Ponceau-S and Sudan IV Using Recently Developed Photocatalyst, Immobilized Resin Dowex-11
Abstract
Problem statement: In present study, we selected a model dyes Ponceau S and Sudan IV, to test a recently developed photo catalyst methylene blue immobilized resin dowex-11. Approach: This is a light-activated process that has been successfully applied to remove organic and inorganic dyes of textile industries. Results: The reactor, made of glass slides (tubes) coated with a thin-film of methylene blue immobilized resin dowex-11 with the help of a suitable and non-reactive adhesive. Dye solution was continues recycles from reactor for 3 h in a recirculation mode under various conditions (with/without catalyst, with/without light radiation, variation in catalyst amount, dyes concentration, light intensities and pH). Conclusion: The ponceau S and sudan-IV, removal efficiency was evaluated using UV/Visible spectrophotometer at λmax = 514±2 nm Ponceau S and λMax = 520 nm respectively removal efficiency results (99%) after 3 h at pH 9) showed that new photo catalyst, methylene blue immobilized resin dowex-11 provided a promising technology to improve the quality of effluent from textile wastewater treatment plants.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2009.444.450
Copyright: © 2009 R. C. Meena, Ram Babu Pachwarya, Vijay Kumar Meena and Shakuntla Arya. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Photocatalysis
- methylene blue immobilized resin dowex-11
- ponceau S
- Sudan IV
- degradation