Abstract
The effect of ultrasonic power density, goethite addition, hydrogen peroxide concentration, initial pH, hydroxyl radical scavenger, and initial dye concentration on the decolorization of C.I. Acid Orange 7 by ultrasound/goethite/H 2O 2 process was investigated. The results showed that the decolorization rate increased with power density, goethite addition, and hydrogen peroxide concentration, but decreased with the increase of initial dye concentration. The ultrasonic power density, goethite addition, and initial dye concentration have little effect on decolorization efficiency after 30 min reaction, while the increase of hydrogen peroxide concentration results in the increase of decolorization efficiency. There existed an optimal initial pH to achieve the highest decololrization rate and decolorization efficiency. The presence of hydroxyl radical scavenger would inhibit the decolorization reaction. Only less than half of total organic carbon (TOC) was removed after 90 min reaction, indicating more aggressive conditions are required to achieve the complete mineralization than those employed to simply break the chromophore group.
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