Removal of Disperse Yellow-42 Dye by Catalytic Ozonation Using Iron and Manganese-Loaded Zeolites

In this research, the efficiency of the catalytic activity of iron and manganese-loaded (bimetallic) sodium zeolite was investigated for the ozonation-based removal of disperse yellow 42 dye. The impregnation method was used to deposit Fe and Mn on the surface of sodium zeolite. The morphological analysis of sodium zeolite before and after Fe and Mn deposition was conducted by SEM, EDX, and FTIR. It was found that several variables, including the ozone dose, contact time, pH, catalyst dose, and hydroxyl radical scavenger action, greatly influenced the efficiency of dye removal. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal by catalytic ozonation using Fe and Mn-loaded sodium zeolite from real dye textile wastewater was also investigated. After 30 min of treatment with catalytic ozonation at pH 6, the maximum 73% removal of disperse yellow 42 dye was achieved with a catalyst dose of 0.5 g and an ozone dose supply of 1.8 mg/min. In catalytic ozonation with the hydroxyl radical scavenger effect (HRSE), the decline in removal efficiency from 73% to 61% demonstrated that removal efficiency was highly dependent on hydroxyl radical production. The COD removal efficiency in the real textile wastewater was 59% with the ozonation process, which increased to 79% after catalytic ozonation.