Adsorption of phosphate and nitrate anions on ammonium-functionalized MCM-48: effects of experimental conditions
Rabih Saad1, Khaled Belkacemi, Safia Hamoudi
1Department of Soil Sciences and Agri-Food Engineering, Université Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
In this study, ammonium-functionalized MCM-48 (Mobil Composite Material No. 48) was used as an adsorbent to remove nitrate (NO(-)(3)) and monobasic phosphate (H(2)PO(-)(4)) anions from aqueous solutions. The effects of operating conditions such as temperature, adsorbent loading, initial anion concentration, pH, and the presence of competitive ions on the adsorption performances were examined. Results showed that adsorption capacity decreased with increasing temperature. The adsorption capacity increased with adsorbent loading and initial anion concentration. The removal of nitrate was maximum at pH<8, while phosphate removal was maximized at pH 5. The adsorption was almost unaffected by the presence of competitive ions in the case of phosphate anions. However, their presence adversely affected nitrate adsorption. Desorption of both anions was rapidly achieved within 10 min using NaOH at 0.01 M. Regeneration tests showed that the adsorbent retained its capacity after 5 adsorption-desorption cycles.
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