Abstract
The chemical degradation of pesticide methomyl in water by Fenton (H 2O 2/Fe 2+) and photo-Fenton (H 2O 2/Fe 2+/UV) processes was investigated. A laboratory set-up was designed to evaluate and select the optimal oxidation process. The degradation rate is strongly dependent on the pH, initial concentrations of the pesticide, H 2O 2, Fe 2+, and [H 2O 2] 0/[Fe 2+] 0 ratio. The effect of these parameters has been studied and the optimum operational conditions of these two processes were found. The optimum conditions were obtained at pH 3 for the H 2O 2/Fe 2+ and H 2O 2/Fe 2+/UV. The kinetics of degradation was found to follow first-order reaction rules. The photo-Fenton system proved to be the most efficient and occurs at a much higher oxidation rate than Fenton system and allows achieving 100% degradation of methomyl in 30 min of reaction time. The results of the study showed that photo-Fenton process was an effective and economic treatment process for methomyl under acidic conditions by producing higher mineralisation efficiency in a relatively short radiation time compared to Fenton process.
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