Heterogeneous WO3/H2O2 system for degradation of Indigo Carmin dye from aqueous solution

Abstract

In this work, tungsten oxide crystals (WO3), with different sizes and morphologies were prepared using the reflux condensation method. Tungsten oxide crystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Then, the particles were used as a heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst in the presence of green oxidant H2O2 for Indigo Carmin (IC) dye degradation. The efficiency of the coupling WO3/H2O2 showed at 600 °C, that it was possible to remove about 90% of the initial color of IC after 120 min in a batch reaction at 65 °C. Moreover, the coupling maintained high activity after four continuous cycles when tungsten oxide particles were recorvered.