Remazol Brilliant Blue Degradation Using Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis Reactor with Air Injection and NaCl Solution

Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, West Java - Indonesia

^* Coresponding author: nelsonsaksono@gmail.com

Abstract

Remazol Brilliant Blue dye waste is one of the liquid waste produced from the textile industry and harmful to the environment. Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis (CGDE) method is an effective method to degrade dye waste by producing OH radicals which will be used in liquid waste degradation process. This study aims to determine the effect of anode depth, temperature, and flow rate of air injection on the production of hydroxyl radicals and dye degradation of Remazol Brilliant Blue. This research was conducted in batch reactor with electrolyte NaCl 0,03 M. Variation which done is anode depth which is 0,5 cm; 2 cm; 4 cm, temperature of 40°C; 50°C; 60°C, and air injection flow rate of 0 lpm and 2.5 lpm. The research was conducted by voltage - current characteristic test, hydroxyl radical production test, and dye degradation test. Remazol Brilliant Blue degradation reached 96.15% within 30 minutes where the tension was 750 V, 0.03 M NaCl solution concentration, Fe²⁺ 40 ppm, 2 cm anode depth, 50°C temperature, and 2.5 lpm air injection flow rate.