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An investigation of the phosphate removal mechanism by MgFe layered double hydroxides
Abstract The phosphate adsorption properties including kinetics and uptake pathway of MgxFe layered double hydroxides (LDH) with targeted x values of 2 and 3 and intercalated with nitrate (NO3 −) and chloride (Cl−) anions were investigated at a phosphate concentration of 16.31 mgP·L−1 and pH (pH = 5, 7, and 9) similar to wastewater conditions. The synthesized MgxFe-LDH show fast adsorption (90–98%) of the final phosphate removal within 3 h and remove 68–73% of the total phosphate content after 24 h. The pristine MgxFe-LDH and solid products after phosphate exposure were characterized by PXRD, FT-IR, zeta-potential, SEM, and solid-state 31P MAS NMR spectroscopy to investigate the phosphate removal pathway. Interestingly, the four MgxFe-LDH phase had similar Mg:Fe ratios irrespective of the Mg:Fe ratio of the reactants based on PXRD. The MgxFe-LDH plate-like morphology was preserved after phosphate exposure and no sign of phosphate intercalation were evident by PXRD, FT-IR, and SEM albeit a small amount of the MgxFe LDH was dissolved based on ICP-OES, PXRD and the final pH. Partial dissolution of the LDH was clearly evident by SEM for Mg2Fe-LDH exposed to 200% theoretical P capacity. The FT-IR spectra and zeta-potential values indicated that the phosphate ions are adsorbed by surface complexation. The 31P MAS NMR spectra of MgxFe-LDH exposed to phosphate has an intense spinning sideband manifold and only minor paramagnetic shifts (<30 ppm) are observed. Thus, phosphate is in the proximity of iron, but not directly bound to the paramagnetic iron via Fe-O-P bond (inner-sphere complexation or mineralization). Thus, the dominating phosphate uptake pathway by MgxFe-LDH is surface complexation similar to MgAl-LDH and possible the formation of ill-defined magnesium phosphate due to partial dissolution of the MgFe-LDH, especially at high P loading.
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Highlights Phosphate removal by MgFe-LDH studied at P concentration and pH in wastewater. MgFe-LDH show fast adsorption within 3 h. MgFe-LDH crystal structure and morphology was preserved after phosphate adsorption. Outer-sphere complexation on LDH surface is the dominating phosphate uptake pathway.
An investigation of the phosphate removal mechanism by MgFe layered double hydroxides
Abstract The phosphate adsorption properties including kinetics and uptake pathway of MgxFe layered double hydroxides (LDH) with targeted x values of 2 and 3 and intercalated with nitrate (NO3 −) and chloride (Cl−) anions were investigated at a phosphate concentration of 16.31 mgP·L−1 and pH (pH = 5, 7, and 9) similar to wastewater conditions. The synthesized MgxFe-LDH show fast adsorption (90–98%) of the final phosphate removal within 3 h and remove 68–73% of the total phosphate content after 24 h. The pristine MgxFe-LDH and solid products after phosphate exposure were characterized by PXRD, FT-IR, zeta-potential, SEM, and solid-state 31P MAS NMR spectroscopy to investigate the phosphate removal pathway. Interestingly, the four MgxFe-LDH phase had similar Mg:Fe ratios irrespective of the Mg:Fe ratio of the reactants based on PXRD. The MgxFe-LDH plate-like morphology was preserved after phosphate exposure and no sign of phosphate intercalation were evident by PXRD, FT-IR, and SEM albeit a small amount of the MgxFe LDH was dissolved based on ICP-OES, PXRD and the final pH. Partial dissolution of the LDH was clearly evident by SEM for Mg2Fe-LDH exposed to 200% theoretical P capacity. The FT-IR spectra and zeta-potential values indicated that the phosphate ions are adsorbed by surface complexation. The 31P MAS NMR spectra of MgxFe-LDH exposed to phosphate has an intense spinning sideband manifold and only minor paramagnetic shifts (<30 ppm) are observed. Thus, phosphate is in the proximity of iron, but not directly bound to the paramagnetic iron via Fe-O-P bond (inner-sphere complexation or mineralization). Thus, the dominating phosphate uptake pathway by MgxFe-LDH is surface complexation similar to MgAl-LDH and possible the formation of ill-defined magnesium phosphate due to partial dissolution of the MgFe-LDH, especially at high P loading.
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Highlights Phosphate removal by MgFe-LDH studied at P concentration and pH in wastewater. MgFe-LDH show fast adsorption within 3 h. MgFe-LDH crystal structure and morphology was preserved after phosphate adsorption. Outer-sphere complexation on LDH surface is the dominating phosphate uptake pathway.
An investigation of the phosphate removal mechanism by MgFe layered double hydroxides
Kim, Tae-Hyun (author) / Lundehøj, Laura (author) / Nielsen, Ulla Gro (author)
Applied Clay Science ; 189
2020-02-17
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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