β-FeOOH Modified Sludge Biochar as Efficient Adsorbent for Phosphate Removal

β⁃FeOOH modified sludge biochar(FSBC)was prepared and investigated in this work to remove phosphate from water via adsorption.FSBC exhibited superior adsorption performance for phosphate with the maximum adsorption amount of 27.17 mg/g at 25℃.The specific adsorption capacity of FSBC was 57.8%higher than that of commercial activated carbon at pH 5 with the initial phosphate concentration of 10 mg/L.Coexisting anions can inhibit the adsorption of phosphate,but cations(Cr(VI)and Cd^(2+))exhibited some promotion effect.The results of kinetic and isotherm models and characterization analysis in combination indicated chemical adsorption,as electrostatic interaction,metal phosphate precipitation and hydrogen bonding may be the dominant process.The adsorption of phosphate onto FSBC was a monolayer adsorption,and the process was endothermic.After four adsorption/desorption cycles,the adsorption capacity of FSBC for phosphate decreased by 36.4%,which was in a distinct comparison with the 57.5%of SBC.

Enhanced dewaterability of waste activated sludge by UV assisted ZVI-PDS oxidation

Ultraviolet(UV)assisted zero-valent iron(ZVI)-activated sodium persulfate(PDS)oxidation(UV-ZVI-PDS)was used to treat waste activated sludge(WAS)in this study.The dewaterability performance and mechanism of WAS dewatering were analyzed.The results showed that UV-ZVI-PDS can obtain better sludge dewatering performance in a wide pH range(2.0-8.0).When the molar ratio of ZVI/PDS was 0.6,UV was 254nm,PDS dosage was 200 mg/g TS(total solid),pH was 6.54,reaction time was 20 min,the CST(capillary suction time)and SRF(specific resistance to filtration)were decreased by 64.0%and 78.2%,respectively.The molar ratio of ZVI/PDS used in this paper is much lower than that of literatures,and the contents of total Fe and Fe^(2+) in sludge supernatant remained at a low level,as 3.7 mg/L and 0.0 mg/L.The analysis of extracellular polymeric substances(EPS),scanning electron microscope(SEM)and particle size distribution showed that the EPS could be effectively destroyed by UV-ZVI-PDS,the sludge flocs broken down into smaller particles,cracks and holes appeared,and then the bound water was released.At the same time,the highly hydrophilic tightly bound-EPS(TB-EPS)were converted into loosely bound EPS(LB-EPS)and soluble EPS(S-EPS).During sludge pretreated by UV-ZVI-PDS,positively charged ions,such as Fe^(2+),Fe^(3+) and H^(+),produced in the reaction system could reduce the electronegativity of sludge surface,promote sludge particles aggregation,and then enhanced the sludge dewaterability.