Validation of polymer-based nano-iron oxide in further phosphorus removal from bioeffluent: laboratory and scaled-up study

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Validation of polymer-based nano-iron oxide in further phosphorus removal from bioeffluent: laboratory and scaled-up study

Ming HUA, Lili XIAO, Bingcai PAN(

), Quanxing ZHANG

State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China

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Abstract

The efficient removal of phosphorous from water is an important but challenging task. In this study, we validated the applicability of a new commercially available nanocomposite adsorbent, i.e., a polymer-based hydrated ferric oxide nanocomposite (HFO-201), for the further removal of phosphorous from the bioeffluent discharged from a municipal wastewater treatment plant, and the operating parameters such as the flow rate, temperature and composition of the regenerants were optimized. Laboratory-scale results indicate that phosphorous in real bioeffluent can be effectively removed from 0.92 mg·L^-1 to<0.5 mg·L^-1 (or even<0.1 mg·L^-1 as desired) by the new adsorbent at a flow rate of 50 bed volume (BV) per hour and treatable volume of 3500–4000 BV per run. Phosphorous removal is independent of the ambient temperature in the range of 15°C–40°C. Moreover, the exhausted HFO-201 can be regenerated by a 2% NaOH+ 5% NaCl binary solution for repeated use without significant capacity loss. A scaled-up study further indicated that even though the initial total phosphorus (TP) was as high as 2 mg·L^-1, it could be reduced to<0.5 mg·L^-1, with a working capacity of 4.4–4.8 g·L^-1 HFO-201. In general, HFO-201 adsorption is a choice method for the efficient removal of phosphate from biotreated waste effluent.

Keywords bioeffluent phosphorus removal nanocomposite adsorbent hydrated ferric oxide

Corresponding Author(s): PAN Bingcai,Email:bcpan@nju.edu.cn

Issue Date: 01 June 2013

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Ming HUA,Lili XIAO,Bingcai PAN, et al. Validation of polymer-based nano-iron oxide in further phosphorus removal from bioeffluent: laboratory and scaled-up study[J]. Front Envir Sci Eng, 0, (): 435-441.

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Fig.1 Characterization of the nanocomposite HFO-201: (a) photograph and (b) TEM image

Tab.1 Basic properties of effluent from Chengbei municipal wastewater treatment plant of Nanjing City (used for laboratory test)

Fig.2 Effect of flow rate on phosphorous removal by HFO-201

Fig.3 Effect of working temperature on phosphorous removal by HFO-201

Fig.4 Effect of NaOH concentration on phosphorous desorption

Fig.5 Effect of the composition of binary NaOH-NaCl solution on phosphorous desorption from HFO-201

Fig.6 Cyclic phosphorous removal from the effluent by HFO-201

Fig.7 Cyclic regeneration results of the used HFO-201 for next adsorption run

Fig.8 Scale-up column-adsorption phosphorous removal from MBR effluent by HFO-201

Tab.2 COD removal by HFO-201 during the scaled-up study

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