20262-58-2 | Reactive Orange 16

Chemical type

• Anionic reactive azo dye

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• Reactive azo dye
• Anionic organic dye
• Non-biodegradable water pollutant

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• Azo dye

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Key properties

• High color intensity
• Negatively charged
• Resistant to degradation

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• Hampers photosynthesis and damages aquatic ecosystems
• Poses risks to living organisms when discharged into water bodies
• λmax: 494 nm (for UV-Vis measurement)
• pKa: 3.75 (ionizes into anion form at low pH)
• Dissolves into DSO₃⁻ and Na⁺ ions in solution
• Highest removal in acidic conditions (pH < 4.8)

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• Carcinogenic potential due to aromatic amine formation during degradation; molecular dimensions 1.68 nm (length) x 1.42 nm (width); absorbs at 494 nm wavelength; commonly used in textile dyeing

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• Model dye for membrane rejection performance testing

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• Coloring agent in textile dyeing and industrial processes
• Model pollutant in adsorption studies for wastewater treatment

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• Model pollutant for adsorption studies; removed from aqueous solutions and synthetic dyehouse effluents using activated carbons

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Classification by use

• Chemicals used as textile dyes
• Chemicals used to evaluate water purification efficiency

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• Industrial dyes for coloring textiles and materials
• High-priority contaminants in environmental water treatment

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• Dyes in textile industry; Pollutants in wastewater treatment studies

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3. [Cite:3] Enhanced biobased carbon materials made from softwood bark via a steam explosion preprocessing step for reactive orange 16 dye adsorption, Bioresource Technology, Volume 400, May 2024, 130698 Bioresource Technology