Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 22, Pages 2829-2836Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.924564
Keywords
phosphate removal; Mg-Al LDH-alginate/PVA beads; adsorption isotherm; reaction kinetics; column study
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- Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)
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In the water treatment field, powder form of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) has wide applications in adsorptions. However, its applications are limited because of low hydraulic conductivity. Here, LDH-alginate/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) beads were fabricated by entrapment of the Mg-Al LDH powder into alginate/PVA beads. The obtained Mg-Al LDH-alginate/PVA beads were characterized by X-ray diffraction scanning electron microscopy. Their performance for phosphate removal by batch and column adsorption mode was evaluated. The Mg-Al LDH-alginate/PVA beads were found to be efficient adsorbents for phosphate removal. Batch adsorption experiment showed that the phosphate sorption process on the Mg-Al LDH-alginate/PVA beads followed pseudo-second-order reaction order kinetic model and the adsorption isotherm date could be simulated using both Langmiur and Freundlich models. In the column study, the flow rate and inlet phosphate concentration were maintained at 29.62m(3)/m(2) h and 10 mgP/L, respectively. Using 20 cm column depth, the breakthrough and exhaust time were found to be 5 and 31 h, respectively. The percentage of phosphate removal by column was 80.09%. The values of adsorption rate coefficient (K) and the adsorption capacity coefficient (N) were 0.0125 L/mg h and 258.32 mg/L, respectively.
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