We report here the electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen on thin anthraquindisulfonate (AQDS)/poplypyrrole (PPy) composite film modified electrodes and its application to the electrooxidation of azo dye-amaranth. The polymercoated cathode exhibited good electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and allowed the formation of strong oxidant hydroxyl radical (. OH) in the medium via Electro-Fentons reaction between cathodically generated H 2 O 2 and added or regenerated Fe 2þ. The electrochemical behaviors of ORR in various pH solutions were described using cyclic voltammetry (CV), rotating disk electrode (RDE) and chronoamperometric (CA) techniques. The effect of solution pH on amaranth mineralization by the Fe 2þ /H 2 O 2 and Fe 3þ /H 2 O 2 electrooxidation systems was studied. In addition, the long-term electrocatalytic activity and stability of the AQDS/PPy composite film during multiple experimental runs were also examined electrochemically.