Affiliations: Laboratory of Biochemistry of the Wood-rotting Fungi,
Institute of Microbiology ASCR, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague 4, Czech
Republic | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ASCR, 250 68
�e�, Czech Republic
Note: [] Corresponding author. vshah@poly.edu
Abstract: The effectiveness of Cu(I) and Cu(II) Fenton's system to decolourize
a wide range of structurally different synthetic dyes was investigated. The
Cu(I)/peroxide system can effectively decolourize aridine orange, basic blue
17, bromo cresol purple, reactive blue 5, evans blue, Chicago sky blue, methyl
orange, methyl red, neutral red, phenol red, reactive black 5, reactive
brilliant violet and tropeolin 00 by more than 70% within 24 hours of
incubation. Cu(II)/peroxide system can decolourize Chicago sky blue, reactive
black 5, Remazol brilliant violet, poly R 478, reactive blue by more than 70%
in 24 hours. Cu(II)/peroxide system was tested for its ability to decolourize
industrial effluents and compared to other pyridine and succinic acid
containing Cu(II) systems.
