Abstract

Advanced Oxidation Processes such as Fenton, Photo-Fenton and Electro-Fenton have been applied effectively to remove the organic pollutants from the water and soil previously. Fenton reaction principle is based on the addition of hydrogen peroxide to the contaminated water or waste water in the presence ferrous salts as a catalyst to generate hydroxyl radicals. In this study, the effect of different parameters on the degradation by Fenton processes have been reported such as concentration of Anthracene, amount of FeSO4, pH value, temperature and hydrogen peroxide amount. The results indicate that the perfect conditions for degradation of Anthracene by Fenton process were: Anthracene concentration 16 mg l-1, mass of FeSO4 = 120mg, pH of solution =4, temperature of solution 50 ?C and Concentration of hydrogen peroxide = 150 mg l-1.