Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 39, Pages 59502-59512Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20029-z
Keywords
Phosphate removal; Magnesite slags; Adsorption; Isotherm; Kinetics
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Funding
- Foundation for Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program [XLYC2007185, QB-2021-03]
- Basic scientific research project of colleges and universities of Liaoning Education Department [LJKZ1202]
- High-level talents research project of Yingkou Institute of Technology [YJRC202001]
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Magnesite slags were calcined to enhance phosphate adsorption, generating metal oxide particles that increased the adsorption capacity. The adsorption isotherm of calcined magnesite slags fitted the Langmuir model better, and the kinetics were described by the pseudo-second-order model.
Herein, magnesite slags (MS), which remain after sulfuric acid extraction from light burnt magnesite in the magnesite industry, were used as phosphate adsorbents in wastewater. The MS were calcined under 700 degrees C to enhance phosphate adsorption. The calcined magnesite slags (CMS) were characterized by nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. A series of batch adsorption experiments were carried out to test the phosphate adsorption capacity of CMS. The results showed that the calcific treatment promoted the conversion from Mg, Ca, Fe, etc. compound to metal oxide of the MS. The generated metal oxide particles resulted in 237.4 mg/g increase in the phosphate adsorption capacity. The phosphate adsorption isotherm of CMS fitted the Langmuir model better, and the maximum adsorption capacity of CMS was 526 mg/g. The adsorption kinetics of phosphate on CMS can be described by the pseudo-second-order model. The phosphate removal efficiency was greater than 98% in 300 mg/L phosphate solution. Mechanism investigation results indicated that phosphate was adsorbed by CMS through MgO protonation, electrostatic attraction, Mg-P complexation, and ligand exchange. The results obtained in this work demonstrate that the CMS is a potential effective adsorbent for removal and reutilization phosphate from P-contaminated water, due to it can be employed as a fertilizer after phosphate adsorption.
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