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- Title
Assessment of the Different Type of Materials Used for Removing Phosphorus from Wastewater.
- Authors
Cepan, Claudiu; Segneanu, Adina-Elena; Grad, Oana; Mihailescu, Maria; Cepan, Melinda; Grozescu, Ioan
- Abstract
Reducing the costs associated with water management, improving water quality and the environment are fundamental requirements of sustainable development. Maintaining the optimal level of phosphorus has a direct impact on water quality and the biological system. Current methods used in tertiary wastewater treatment for phosphorus removal present several disadvantages that influence the final water processing cost. Therefore, it is essential for water quality and food safety to develop ecological, cheap and highly efficient materials. This study reported the first comparative assessment of three different types of materials (magnetic, semiconductors and composite) as environmentally friendly, cheap adsorbents for phosphorus removal from wastewater. Several experiments were done to investigate the influence of adsorbent type, dosage and contact time on the efficiency of the processes. The adsorption process was fast and equilibrium was reached within 150 min. We found that the phosphorus adsorption efficiency on of these materials was higher than the chemical method. The obtained results indicated that specific surface area directly influences the performance of the adsorption process. EDS analysis was used to analyze adsorbents composition and analyze the type and content of elements in the substrate before and after reaction with wastewater.
- Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL quality; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER treatment; WATER quality; PHOSPHORUS
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2021, Vol 14, Issue 16, p4371
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma14164371