TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study of phosphate removal technologies using adsorption and fluidized bed crystallization process
AU - Huang, Yao Hui
AU - Shih, Yu Jen
AU - Chang, Chun Chi
AU - Chuang, Shun Hsing
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - This study compared the two novel technologies "calcium phosphate fluidized-bed crystallization (FBC) process" and "adsorption" which used an amorphous iron oxide BT-1 as the adsorbent for treating an industrial wastewater with high concentration of phosphate (1,000 mg P L-1). In the adsorption process, most of phosphorus was adsorbed rapidly initially and then reached the thermodynamics equilibrium in 24 h. The phosphate adsorptive capacity of BT-1 was 2.03 mmole/g when the PO43-equilibrium concentration was conditioned at 8.23 mM. The adsorption process followed the Langmuir and Temkin adsorption isotherm. In the FBC process, the optimum pH range was wider (pH > 5.3) for the total removal of phosphate than that for crystallization (optimum pH = 5.3-5.9). The total removal efficiency and crystallization ratio of phosphate were about 90% and 60%, respectively, in the optimum pH range. The EDS analysis showed that the Ca-P crystal products had an approximate 1:1:6 molar ratio of Ca:P:O. The XRD diagrams confirmed the crystal type of FBC product in a highly phosphate concentrated system was diacalcium phosphate dehydrate (CaHPO4 2H2O, DCPD), which was different from the general calcium phosphate crystal content, hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH, HAP), produced by FBC process.
AB - This study compared the two novel technologies "calcium phosphate fluidized-bed crystallization (FBC) process" and "adsorption" which used an amorphous iron oxide BT-1 as the adsorbent for treating an industrial wastewater with high concentration of phosphate (1,000 mg P L-1). In the adsorption process, most of phosphorus was adsorbed rapidly initially and then reached the thermodynamics equilibrium in 24 h. The phosphate adsorptive capacity of BT-1 was 2.03 mmole/g when the PO43-equilibrium concentration was conditioned at 8.23 mM. The adsorption process followed the Langmuir and Temkin adsorption isotherm. In the FBC process, the optimum pH range was wider (pH > 5.3) for the total removal of phosphate than that for crystallization (optimum pH = 5.3-5.9). The total removal efficiency and crystallization ratio of phosphate were about 90% and 60%, respectively, in the optimum pH range. The EDS analysis showed that the Ca-P crystal products had an approximate 1:1:6 molar ratio of Ca:P:O. The XRD diagrams confirmed the crystal type of FBC product in a highly phosphate concentrated system was diacalcium phosphate dehydrate (CaHPO4 2H2O, DCPD), which was different from the general calcium phosphate crystal content, hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH, HAP), produced by FBC process.
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U2 - 10.5004/dwt.2011.2721
DO - 10.5004/dwt.2011.2721
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052910157
VL - 32
SP - 351
EP - 356
JO - Desalination and Water Treatment
JF - Desalination and Water Treatment
SN - 1944-3994
IS - 1-3
ER -