title: Selective adsorption of phosphate from seawater and wastewater by amorphous zirconium hydroxide.
abstract: Phosphate adsorption from single electrolyte (NaH2PO4), phosphate-enriched seawater, and model wastewater was studied using amorphous zirconium hydroxide, ZrO(OH)2(Na2O)0.05 1.5H2O, as an adsorbent. Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the adsorption of phosphate. The effect of pH on phosphate adsorption from seawater showed that the uptake of phosphate increased with an increase in pH up to 6, and then decreased sharply with a further increase in pH of the solution. The equilibrium data of phosphate adsorption were followed with a Freundlich isotherm. The uptake of phosphate at the adsorbent/solution ratio 0.05 g/2 L was 10 and 17 mg-P/g for the phosphate-enriched seawater and the model wastewater, respectively. A much higher adsorptivity toward phosphate ions in seawater was observed on ZrO(OH)2(Na2O)0.05 1.5H(2)O than on other representative adsorbents based on layered double hydroxides of Mg(II)-Al(III), Mg(II)-Fe(III), and Ni(II)-Fe(III). The effective desorption of phosphate ions on ZrO(OH)2(Na2O)0.05 1.5H2O could be achieved using a 0.1 M NaOH solution. The usefulness of experimental data for practical applications in removing phosphate in seawater and wastewater is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Health Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu 761-0395, Japan.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chitrakar
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tezuka
authors.forename: Akinari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakane
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirotsu
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010710:Phosphates / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D010710:Phosphates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C470523:zirconium hydroxide; D015040:Zirconium