APPLICATION OF FENTON'S HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORGANIC-CONTAINING WASTEWATER

Abstract

With the growth of the Earth's population, the problem of the shortage of clean water is becoming global. And for the survival of humanity, it is necessary to significantly reduce the amount of harmful wastewater that pollutes the environment. Wastewater polluted with organic substances, usually produced by the production of dyes and the food industry, causes great damage to the environment. The expediency of catalytic oxidation for the treatment of organic-containing effluents has been theoretically substantiated. As a catalyst, it is proposed to use new nanostructured composites of the «core-shell» type based on transition metal oxides (CoFe2O4/SiO2/CuO) for the Fenton system. The oxidizing agent in this system is H2O2, which is used in «green technologies». It was investigated that the degree of destruction of the dye methylene blue (MB) depends on the composition of the catalyst, the ratio of the concentrations of the catalyst and dye, and the presence of a preliminary stage of dye adsorption. The investigated catalyst was tested on simulated dairy wastewater (SDW). The research was carried out in a barbotage-type apparatus (Schott filter). For the system «dairy wastewater – CoFe2O4/SiO2/CuO – О2– Н2О2», the degree of dairy wastewater treatment is 63 %, and residual COD value is 39,52 mgO2/dm3. It was established that in the process of purification by the CoFe2O4/SiO2/CuO catalyst, active oxidizing compounds are formed, which significantly intensify the process. Thus, there are reasons to assert that the prospect of developing a highly efficient catalytic oxidation technology in the Fenton system for the treatment of wastewater containing organic pollutants. And the results obtained and the conclusions drawn about the technological feasibility of using CoFe2O4/SiO2/CuO as a catalyst can find practical application for the implementation of technological schemes closed behind water and in other wastewater treatment technologies, in particular food production.