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Removal of phosphorus from water using scallop shell synthesized ceramic biomaterials

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This study describes the development of scallop shell synthesized ceramic biomaterial for phosphorus removal from water. The synthesized biomaterial was characterized by scanning electron microscope, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller and X-ray diffractometer methods. The influences of contact time, initial phosphate concentration, initial solution pH, co-existing ions and temperature for phosphorus removal were investigated by batch experiments. The results indicated that the equilibrium data can be fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model at temperatures ranging from 15 to 55 °C, with the maximum sorption capacity of 13.6 mg/g. Sorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic equation model. The sorption process was optimal at a wide range of solution pH (above 2.4), with a relatively high sorption capacity level. Phosphorus sorption was slightly impeded by the presence of F−, HCO3 − and NH4 + ions, and significantly inhibited by Cl−, SO4 2− and NO3 − ions. Sorption process appeared to be controlled by a chemical precipitation processes. The mechanism may be attributed to ion complexation during subsequent sorption of phosphorus on scallop shell synthesized ceramic biomaterial.

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The authors thank “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (No. 2652013025), and the “National Natural Science Foundation” (No. 31140082) for financial support of this work.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Groundwater Cycle and Environment Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, China

    Nan Chen, Weiwu Hu & Chuanping Feng

  2. School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China

    Nan Chen & Chuanping Feng

  3. The Journal Center, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China

    Weiwu Hu

  4. Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan

    Zhenya Zhang

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Chen, N., Hu, W., Feng, C. et al. Removal of phosphorus from water using scallop shell synthesized ceramic biomaterials. Environ Earth Sci 71, 2133–2142 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2618-2

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