title: Equilibrium and kinetic studies of phosphate removal from solution onto a hydrothermally modified oyster shell material.
abstract: Phosphate removal to a hydrothermally modified fumed silica and pulverized oyster shell material for use in wastewater treatments were made. Sorption data modeling (pH's 3-11, P concentrations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, & 25 mg/L, and at an ambient temperature of 23°C) indicate that an optimal removal of P occurs at pH 11. Three kinetic models were also applied (a pseudo-first-order Lagergren kinetic model, a pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic and Elovich) and indicate that a PSO model best describes P-removal. In addition, an application of the Weber and Morris intra-particle diffusion model indicates that external mass transfer and intra-particle diffusion were both involved in the rate-determining step. Langmuir, Freundlich modeling of the sorption data also indicate that the heterogeneous Freundlich sorption site model best describes the data although Langmuir data also fit with data tailing suggesting data are not linear. The data collected indicates that the hydrothermally modified fumed silica and pulverized oyster shell material is suitable for use in wastewater treatment, with P-removal to the solids being preferential and spontaneous.
authors.affiliation: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D060105:Animal Shells / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013696:Temperature; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D010755:Organophosphates; D012996:Solutions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
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