An optimization and modeling approach for H2O2/UV-C oxidation of a commercial non-ionic textile surfactant using central composite design

BACKGROUND: Industrial surfactants are biologically complex organics that are difficult to degrade and may cause ecotoxicological risks in the environment. Until now, many scientific reports have been devoted to the effective treatment of surfactants employing advanced oxidation processes, but there is no available experimental study dealing with the optimization and statistical design of surfactant oxidation with the well-established H2O2/UV-C process.