Catalytic ozone aqueous decomposition of methylene blue using composite metal oxides

Abstract

By using the method of co-precipitation, Fe-Mn, Al-Mn, Al-Mg composite metal oxides were prepared. Using X-ray diffractometer(XRD), the phases of catalysts synthesized were observed to be Mn 3 O 4 and Fe 2 O 3. With the increase of the calcination temperature, Mn 3 O 4 was gradually transformed into Mn 2 O 3. The experimental results show that: the best catalyst is the Fe-Mn composite metal oxide with the calcination temperature of 650 °C. In this experimental condition, when the ozone amount was 1.92mg/min, and the dosage of catalyst was 0.5g, the removal rate of methylene blue (MB) was the best. The decolorization rate can reach to 100%. Compared with the effect of ozonation alone, the total organic carbon removal rate increased from 29.19% up to 65.78% after adding catalysts.