Application of the Central Composite Design and Response Surface Methodology to the Treatment of Wastewater Contaminated with Diethanolamine using Fenton’s Reagent

This report discusses about the final year project entitled “Application of the Central Composite Design and Response Surface Methodology to the Treatment of Wastewater Contaminated with Diethanolamine using Fenton’s Reagent”. The purpose of this project is to study on the degradation of Diethanolamine using Fenton’s oxidation and to determine the optimum dosage of the reagents that gives the maximum rate of degradation. The reagents are hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ion. In this project, the degradation of diethanolamine using Fenton’s reagent and the influence of reagents dosage is tested through experimental work .The optimum conditions for its degradation is determined using statistical approach by using central composite design and response surface methodology. Based on the experimental and statistical approach, the optimum value of H2O2 concentration, and FeSO4, 7H2O concentration are 2.119M and 0.0396M respectively.