Ultrasonic mineralization of a reactive textile azo dye, remazol black B

The degradation of a reactive black dye in oxygen saturated aqueous solution has been investigated using a high frequency ultrasonic generator. The ˙OH radical initiated oxidative degradation of the dye results in 65% mineralization as measured by the decrease in the total organic content. Ion chromatography indicates that the only remaining components are oxalate, sulfate and nitrate ions.