Fenton Coagulation/Oxidation Using Fe2+ and Fe3+ Íons and Peracetic Acid for the Treatment of Wastewater

• Main Authors: Grasiele Soares Cavallini, Carlos Magno Vidal, Jeanette Beber Souza, Sandro Xavier Campos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2015-09-01
• Series: Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
• Subjects: fenton coagulation/oxidation; peracetic acids; removing particulate matter; disinfection
• Online Access: http://orbital.ufms.br/index.php/Chemistry/article/view/626
• ISSN: 1984-6428

<p class="orbitalabstract">The Fenton coagulation/oxidation process is divided into two steps: coagulation, in alkaline pH and oxidation, in acid pH. This configuration provides a reduction in oxidant concentration, due to the pretreatment conducted in the coagulation step. This study proposes the substitution of hydrogen peroxide (HP) by peracetic acid (PAA) in a Fenton coagulation process to treat sanitary sewage and provide its disinfection. The new combination is proposed in a single step and presented good results in removing turbidity (98.5%), apparent color (95.4%), phosphorus (100%) and COD (58.2%) even at the effluent natural pH, besides demonstrating higher reduction in E. coli when compared with the process that employs hydrogen peroxide. The formation of Fe³⁺ions was shown to be responsible for the removal of the particulate material.</p><p class="orbitalabstract"> </p><p class="orbitalabstract">DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i3.626">http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i3.626</a></p><p class="orbitalabstract"> </p>