The comparison of efficiency of Fenton and photo-Fenton treatment of stabilised landfill leachate / Porównanie efektywności oczyszczania odcieków z ustabilizowanego składowiska odpadów komunalnych w procesie Fentona i foto-Fentona

The goal of this article was to compare the efficiency of Fenton and photo-Fenton reaction used for stabilised landfill leachate treatment. The mass ratio of COD:H₂O₂ was fixed to 1:2 for every stages. The dose of reagents (ferrous sulphate/hydrogen peroxide) was different and ranged from 0.1 to 0.5. To determine the efficiency of treatment, the BOD (biochemical oxygen demand COD (chemical oxygen demand), TOC (total organic carbon) , ammonia nitrogen and BOD/COD ratio was measured. The experiment was carried out under the following conditions: temperature was 25ºC, the initial pH was adjusted to 3.0. Every processes were lasting 60 minutes. The most appropriate dose of reagents was 0.25 (Fe²⁺/H₂O₂). It was found that the application of UV contributed to increase of COD, TOC and ammonia removal efficiencies by an average of 14%.