Material prepared from drinking waterworks sludge as adsorbent for ammonium removal from wastewater
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Abstract Drinking waterworks sludge (DWS) is not an effective adsorbent for ammonium removal without any treatment. In this study, DWS was used as a starting material to prepare ammonium adsorbent (M-DWS) by means of an ultrasonic assisted extraction and synthesis method. Two materials (M-DWS1# and M-DWS2#) were prepared according to two different routes. The composition, structure, and surface properties of DWS and M-DWS were characterized and their ammonium adsorption abilities were examined. Characterization results showed that the lamellar structure of DWS was converted into the spherical units of M-DWS and that the cation exchange capacity and specific surface area of M-DWS were many times higher than that of DWS. Batch test results indicated that the adsorption equilibrium data of M-DWS fitted well to both the Langmuir and Frendlich isotherms. The maximum adsorption capacity of M-DWS1# and M-DWS2# evaluated from the Langmuir isotherm was 6.11 mg/g and 5.10 mg/g, respectively. It was also observed that the initial pH affected ammonium adsorption on M-DWS greatly. Under an optimum pH of 7–8, the highest ammonium removal rate of 90% for M-DWS1# and 80% for M-DWS2# were achieved at an initial concentration of 50 mg NH4+/L. The advantage of M-DWS2# lies in its higher yield and less waste discharge compared with M-DWS1#.
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OpenAlex topics: Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal · Phosphorus and nutrient management · Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
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