Adsorption of Nitrate and Phosphate on Basalt Based Nanostructured Zeolite 13X

In this work, we prepared basalt based nanostructured zeolite 13X by alkali fusion and hydrothermal synthesis process. The sample prepared was characterized using XRD, SEM, and low-temperature nitrogen analysis. The adsorption equilibrium and kinetic characteristics of ammonia nitrogen (NH⁺₄-N) and phosphate phosphorus (PO^3-₄-P) were investigated. It was found that the basalt based nanostructured zeolite 13X showed high adsorption capacities for NH⁺₄-N (75 mg/g) and PO^3-₄-P (25 mg/g) under the experimental conditions used. Our results demonstrate that basalt based zeolite 13X can be a good alternative adsorbent for the simultaneously removal of NH⁺₄-N and PO^3-₄-P from aqueous solution.