Application of ferrous-hydrogen peroxide for the treatment of H-acid manufacturing process wastewater

1-Amino-8-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid (H-acid) is widely used in chemical industries for synthesis of direct, acid, reactive and azoic dye. The wastewater from H-acid manufacturing process is rich in various substituted derivatives of naphthalene and is one of the most hardly-treated wastewaters. A pretreatment method, ferrous ion-peroxide oxidation combined with coagulation, has been studied. The results have shown that the optimum pH value is below 4 and the suitable ferrous ion dosage is 200 mg/l. The COD removal of H-acid wastewater is about 50% and the residue have proved biodegradable when hydrogen peroxide dosage is 30 g/l. Ferrous ion-peroxide oxidation process can also improve efficiency of coagulation treatment. The overall COD removal can reach 90% or more when the concentration of ferrous ion is 200 mg/l, the dosage of hydrogen peroxide is 3 g/l and the ferric chloride dosage of two stage coagulation treatment is 15 g/l and 5 g/l, respectively. The groups on naphthalene ring, such as − + NO2, SO−3 etc., are substituted by hydroxyl free radical, and then the ring is broken down during oxidation process of H-acid.