title: Adsorptive separation of phosphate oxyanion from aqueous solution using an inorganic adsorbent.
abstract: Phosphate removal from aqueous solution was explored using granular ferric hydroxide (GFH) as an inorganic adsorbent. Adsorption, desorption and kinetic studies were conducted on laboratory scale to evaluate the performance of GFH as an adsorbent for low concentrations of phosphate solution. The effect of pH on adsorption was investigated, and phosphate uptake was shown to decrease with an increase in solution pH, with maximum removal seen to occur at pH 3. The experimental data best fit the Temkin isotherm at both pH 3 and 4. Uptake of phosphate by GFH follows second-order kinetics, with the small particle range (76-200 microm) removing phosphate from the solution more rapidly than the larger particle range (710-850 microm). The kinetic results suggest that intra-particle diffusion is an important factor in phosphate adsorption onto GFH. Thermodynamic parameters (DeltaG degrees, DeltaH degrees, DeltaS degrees) were evaluated, and the results indicated that the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous. This study demonstrates that GFH has potential to be used as a cost-effective adsorbent for phosphate removal from aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE113TU, UK. B.Saha@lboro.ac.uk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blunden
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D014873:Water Pollutants; C021024:ferric hydroxide
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