This
study developed a novel electron beam (EB) and Fenton process
(FP) for the advanced treatment of dyeing wastewater by combining
EB radiation with the FP. In the presence of 0.1 mM Fe(II) and 0.1
mM H2O2, the mineralization efficiency of Rhodamine
B was 59.21% at a dose of 2 kGy, which is higher than single EB radiation
and the FP, due to the interaction of hydrated electron with Fe(II)
and H2O2, hydrated electron enhanced the activation
of H2O2 and the conversion from Fe(III) to Fe(II)
in the EB radiation process. For the actual dyeing wastewater with
255 mg/L COD and 150 times color, the COD decreased to 52 mg/L, and
the color decreased to 10 times after EB & FP treatment. In addition,
EB & FP was used as an advanced treatment process in practical
application to treat the dyeing wastewater from a knitting factory
and showed satisfactory performance. The treatment cost of EB &
FP was estimated to be 1.5 ¥ per ton wastewater. In summary,
EB & FP possesses strong oxidation capacity and low operational
cost with the maximum treatment capacity of 5000 m3 per
day per electron accelerator, which could provide a solution for the
treatment of recalcitrant dyeing wastewater.