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  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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  • Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are promising materials for phosphate (PO4) recovery from wastewater due to their high anion exchange capacity and stability.
  • Phosphate speciation (H2PO4-, HPO42-, or PO43-) is crucial for understanding and optimizing PO4 adsorption onto LDHs, but is often overlooked.
  • The electrostatic interaction between LDHs and phosphate anions is strongly related to the phosphate's charge and influences adsorption affinity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the solid-phase phosphate (PO4) speciation within layered double hydroxides (LDHs) after anion exchange.
  • To determine the influence of LDH synthesis conditions (pH) and anion exchange stoichiometry on PO4 adsorption and speciation.
  • To correlate PO4 speciation with the charge of adsorbed phosphate anions and the resulting P content in LDH materials.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of six phase-pure Mg/Al LDH materials with varying Mg/Al ratios at pH 12 and pH 10.
  • Phosphate (PO4) exchange experiments using synthesized LDHs, followed by carbonate (CO3) desorption.
  • Analysis of solid-phase PO4 speciation using ion exchange stoichiometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), complemented by modeling.

Main Results:

  • LDHs synthesized at pH 12, with higher OH- content, adsorbed PO4 as HPO42-/PO43- in exchange for both NO3- and OH-.
  • LDHs synthesized at pH 10, with lower OH- content, primarily adsorbed HPO42- in exchange for NO3-.
  • Phosphate speciation modeling indicated that adsorbed PO4 ions exhibited higher charges than those in the solution, and carbonate exchange confirmed divalent CO32- adsorption.

Conclusions:

  • The highest phosphorus (P) content in LDHs is achieved with high-charge LDH materials that adsorb divalent PO4 anions.
  • Synthesizing LDHs at lower pH and performing exchange in low-alkalinity solutions favors the adsorption of higher-charge PO4 species.
  • Understanding and controlling PO4 speciation is critical for maximizing phosphate recovery and recycling efficiency using LDH materials.