title: Adsorptive removal of phosphate from water using mesoporous materials: A review.
abstract: Mesoporous materials have significant potential for use as adsorbents for removal of phosphate from water. The chemical and structural properties of materials greatly affect their capacity and rate in the phosphate adsorption process. This paper reviews recent activities in the development of mesoporous materials as phosphate adsorbents. In particular, it mainly focuses on the synthesis, properties and phosphate removal efficiency of various materials with mesoporosity, including metal-coordinated amino-functionalized silicas, ammonium-functionalized silicas, metal-doped mesoporous silicas, metal oxides, metal sulfate and carbon.
authors.affiliation: School of Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, China; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Taizhou University, Linhai, 317000, China.
authors.forename: Weiya
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. Electronic address: tzhangym@jnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yuanming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia. Electronic address: L.Li@murdoch.edu.au.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D010710:Phosphates; D014867:Water; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
keywords: Carbon; Mesoporous material; Metal oxide; Metal sulfate; Phosphate adsorption; Silica