Textile dyes are one of the most important contaminants of the
superficial water resources. Their removal from water bodies
constitutes a priority to guaranty water quality. Electrodegradation of
Congo Red dye was carried out using modified electrodes prepared by
the deposition of iron(III)-zeolite on Carbon Toray. The sample
iron(III)-zeolite was prepared by ion-exchange method with a solution
of iron(III) using NaYnano as parent zeolite, with small particles, 150
nm. Fe(III)NaYnano was characterized by SEM/EDX and XRD
techniques. The introduction of iron by ion exchange method do not
modified the morphology of the zeolite but affect the zeolite structure,
as prove by the structural characterization results from XRD.
However, cyclic voltammetry studies show that iron-zeolite modified
electrode is stable in the experimental conditions. The complete
degradation of Congo Red dye was achieved by electrochemical route
without the use of acid and hydrogen peroxide in reactional medium.rasmus grant. This work has been developed under the scope of the projects: BioTecNorte(operation NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004), PTDC/AAGTEC/5269/2014, and Centre of Chemistry (UID/QUI/00686/2013 and
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