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Effect of Inorganic Additives in the Textile Dyes Removal by Ozonation
Treatment of industrial wastewaters based on oxidative efficiency of ozone is still of great interest due to the high removal percentages of the initial pollutants and their by-products. In particular, the industrial dyes and their wastewaters have received special attention considering the large volumes of water produced daily with high concentration of chemical oxygen demand. In addition, the dyeing processes use some chemical additives to enhance the final quality of dyeing. The effect of all these additives on the wastewater treatment has been insufficiently explored. This chapter is focused on the study of different additives commonly used in dyeing process (Na2SO4 and Na2CO3 for Reactive Black 5 – RB5, Na2SO4 at different concentrations for Direct Red 28 – DR28, and acetic acid for Basic Green 4 – BG4) and their effect on ozonation efficiency in discoloration and dye decomposition. Moreover, the distribution of by-products obtained throughout the ozonation was compared when the additives are or not participating in the reaction. The influence of additives and dyes’ chemical nature, their concentration, and the induced pH variation on dye solutions are explained using the results of ozone based on the treatment of the three dyes mentioned earlier. The characteristics of each dye combined with the corresponding additives over degradation and decomposition efficiency by ozone, and the by-product distribution was also studied.
Part of the book: Textile Wastewater Treatment