TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cotto-Maldonado, María del C 
AU  - Duconge, José 
AU  - Morant, Carmen 
AU  - Márquez, Francisco 
PY  - 2017
TI  - Fenton Process for the Degradation of Methylene Blue using Different Nanostructured Catalysts
JF  - American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.3844/ajeassp.2017.373.381
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajeassp.2017.373.381
AB  - In many places of the world, water is a scarcity resource. The possibility of reusing water increases the relevance of developing different water treatment methods. The goal of this research was to determine if the photo-Fenton processes are efficient for the degradation of organic compounds, as a possible alternative for wastewater treatment. In order to carry out this study, different catalysts were characterized by different techniques (XRD, FE-SEM, SBET and TGA) and catalytic tests. Iron oxide nanowires (Fe2O3NWs) and a commercial catalyst (FeCl2) were tested in the methylene blue photo-Fenton degradation reaction. The catalysts used were able to degrade the methylene blue and could eventually be used to remove contaminants from the water.