Abstract

Magnesium ferrite (MgFe2O4) particles were synthetized by sol-gel method and used in the decolorization of the Acid Violet 109 (anthraquinone dye, AV109) water solutions' by combination of adsorption and heterogeneous Fenton process. The material's morphology and elemental analysis of the surface were revealed by Scanning electron microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). The X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) technique was used to analyze the crystallographic phase. In the first part of the decolorization experiment, the adsorption ability of the synthesized particles was investigated. During the adsorption study influence of pH was investigated. In the second part of the decolorization experiment, the effects of the various parameters on the Fenton process were studied such as the initial concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, dye, and magnesium ferrite particles. Influence of magnesium ferrite particles structure, pH value and reaction temperature were also investigated. The decolorization reaction was followed by UV-Visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry. At optimal conditions, the dye decolorization was 99.1% (55.4% by adsorption and 43.7% by the Fenton process). Both the adsorption and the Fenton process obey second-order kinetics.

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