Treatment of synthetic textile wastewater containing Acid Red 182 by electro-Peroxone process using RSM

The Azo dyes are primarily utilized in textile industries. Treatment of textile wastewater because of the presence of recalcitrant dyes using conventional processes is greatly challenging and ineffective. So far, no experimental work has been conducted on the decolorization of Acid Red 182 (AR182) in aqueous media. Hence, in this novel experimental work, the treatment of AR182 from the Azo dyes family was explored using the electro-Peroxone (EP) process. For the optimization of operating factors, including AR182 concentration, pH, applied current, and O₃ flowrate in the decolorization of AR182, Central Composite Design (CCD) was utilized. The statistical optimization presented a highly satisfactory determination coefficient value and a satisfactory second-order model. The expected optimum conditions by the experimental design were as the following: AR182 concentration at 483.12 mg.L^-1, applied current at 0.627,113 A, pH at 8.18284 and O₃ flowrate at 1.13548 L min^-1. The current density is directly proportional to dye removal. However, increasing the amount of applied current beyond a critical value has a contradictory impact on dye removal performance. The dye removal performance in both acidic and highly alkaline environments was negligible. Hence, ascertaining the optimum pH value and conduction of the experiment at that point is critical. At optimum points, the decolorization performance in predicted and experimental conditions for AR182 were 99 and 98.5%, respectively. The outcomes of this work clearly substantiated that the EP can be successfully utilized for the decolorization of AR182 in textile wastewater.