Modeling and optimization data analysis on photocatalytic decolourization of amido black 10B using ZnO catalyst

Abstract

This article contains the experimental and statistical data related to decolourization of Amido Black 10B using photocatalytic process. Box-Behnken experimental design (BBD) has been used to study the influence of operational parameters on photocatalytic oxidation of Amido Black 10B by using zinc oxide (ZnO) as a catalyst. This data set presents a concise description of experimental conditions for variable factors such as initial dye concentration of 100 ppm, oxidant dosage 20 mMol/L and catalyst dose 1g/L at natural pH for 4 hr of reaction time in presence of 12W intensity ultra-violet radiation were optimized for over a response parameter, decolorization efficiency of Amido Black 10B. The effects of decolorization on process variables were investigated by developing a mathematical model, results indicated that ZnO can be used as an efficient catalyst for the decolorization of Amido Black 10B. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a high coefficient of statistical measure value (R2 = 0.9915) and prediction of the driven regression model was found to be satisfactory. Keywords: Box-behnken design, Decolorization, Amido black 10B, Photocatalytic oxidation, Zinc oxide