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Oxidative Decolorization of Acid Azo Dyes by a Mn Oxide Containing Waste

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Helen Talbot

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Abstract

A Mn oxide containing mine tailings, generated in the Kalahari Mn fields, has been shown to oxidatively breakdown acid azo dyes acid orange (AO) 7, acid red 88, acid red 151 and acid yellow 36 but not acid yellow 9. The total reducible Mn content of the tailings is 33%, of which 3% is hydroquinone extractable and thus easily reducible. The net oxidation state of the Mn within the tailings is 3+. Decolorization of AO 7 by the Mn tailings increases with decreasing pH. The decolorization mechanism is initiated on the hydroxyl group of AO 7 and proceeds via successive electron transfers from the dye molecule to the oxide surface resulting in the asymmetric cleavage of the azo bond. The reaction products have been identified as 1,2-naphthoquinone, 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate, and coupling products involving 1,2-naphthoquinone and benzenesulfonate radicals. The AO 7: W(III) reaction stoichiometry has been tentatively calculated to be 1:3. The reaction shows longevity with 95% decolorization still observed after 60 days of dye replenishment Further breakdown of 1,2-naphthoquinone and 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate was not observed, thus these compounds are considered to be the terminal reaction products of the AO 7- Mn tailings reaction.

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Author(s): Clarke CE, Kielar F, Talbot HM, Johnson KL

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

Year: 2010

Volume: 44

Issue: 3

Pages: 1116-1122

Print publication date: 13/01/2010

ISSN (print): 0013-936X

ISSN (electronic): 1520-5851

Publisher: American Chemical Society

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es902305e

DOI: 10.1021/es902305e

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