{"id":149648,"date":"2022-03-21T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T05:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/fentons-reaction-explanation-and-application\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T10:25:29","slug":"fentons-reaction-explanation-and-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenton\u2019s Reaction \u2013 Explanation and Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/#What_is_Fentons_Reaction\" title=\"What is Fenton\u2019s Reaction? ;\">What is Fenton\u2019s Reaction? ;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/#Fentons_Reagent\" title=\"Fenton\u2019s Reagent\">Fenton\u2019s Reagent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/#Breakdown_of_Fentons_Reaction\" title=\"Breakdown of Fenton\u2019s Reaction\">Breakdown of Fenton\u2019s Reaction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/#How_Does_the_pH_of_the_Environment_Affect_Fentons_Reaction\" title=\"How Does the pH of the Environment Affect Fenton\u2019s Reaction?\">How Does the pH of the Environment Affect Fenton\u2019s Reaction?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/#What_is_the_Electro-Fenton_Process\" title=\"What is the Electro-Fenton Process?\">What is the Electro-Fenton Process?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/fentons-reaction\/#What_are_the_Applications_of_Fentons_Reagent\" title=\"What are the Applications of Fenton\u2019s Reagent?\">What are the Applications of Fenton\u2019s Reagent?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Fentons_Reaction\"><\/span>What is Fenton\u2019s Reaction? ;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fenton&#8217;s reaction is a chemical reaction between ferrous ions (Fe2+) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to produce hydroxyl radicals (\u2022OH). The hydroxyl radicals are very reactive and can damage DNA, proteins, and other biomolecules.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fentons-reaction-explanation-and-application.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fentons-reaction-explanation-and-application.jpg?v=1647839139 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fentons-reaction-explanation-and-application-300x212.jpg?v=1647839139 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fentons_Reagent\"><\/span>Fenton\u2019s Reagent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fenton&#8217;s reagent is a mixture of iron (III) sulfate heptahydrate and hydrogen peroxide. The hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the iron (III) to iron (II), which catalyzes the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. This reaction is used to oxidize organic compounds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Breakdown_of_Fentons_Reaction\"><\/span>Breakdown of Fenton\u2019s Reaction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Fenton&#8217;s reaction is a chemical reaction that uses iron and hydrogen peroxide to produce water and oxygen gas. The reaction can be written as:<\/p>\n<p>4Fe2+ + 2H2O2 \u2192 4Fe3+ + 2O2\u2191<\/p>\n<p>In the reaction, the iron ions are oxidized to iron III ions, and the hydrogen peroxide is converted to oxygen gas. The reaction can be used to remove organic pollutants from water.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_the_pH_of_the_Environment_Affect_Fentons_Reaction\"><\/span>How Does the pH of the Environment Affect Fenton\u2019s Reaction?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The pH of the environment affects Fenton&#8217;s reaction by controlling the concentration of hydrogen ions. The higher the pH, the lower the concentration of hydrogen ions. This means that the reaction will proceed more slowly at higher pH values.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Electro-Fenton_Process\"><\/span>What is the Electro-Fenton Process?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Electro-Fenton Process is a water treatment technology that uses an electric current to generate hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from water. The hydrogen peroxide is then used to oxidize organic pollutants in the water.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Applications_of_Fentons_Reagent\"><\/span>What are the Applications of Fenton\u2019s Reagent?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fenton&#8217;s reagent is used as a decolorizing agent and as a source of Fe2+. It is used in industrial applications to remove color from wastewater, and also in the laboratory for various analytical purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Fenton\u2019s Reaction? ; Fenton&#8217;s reaction is a chemical reaction between ferrous ions (Fe2+) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Fenton\u2019s Reaction \u2013 Explanation and Application","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Learn about Fenton\u2019s Reaction topic of chemistry in details explained by subject experts on infinitylearn.com. 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