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Yan Zhang1,2, Xingming Guo1,2, Ying Yao1,2
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, China.
Abstract:
The potential application of a carbon nanocomposite from battery anode materials modified with magnesium (Mg) was explored to remove phosphate from aqueous solutions. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the Mg content of the prepared Mg/C composite is around 23.5%. Laboratory batch adsorption kinetics and equilibrium isotherm experiments demonstrate that the composite has an extremely high phosphate adsorption capacity of 406.3 mg PO4/g, which is among the highest phosphate removal abilities reported so far. Results from XRD, SEM-EDX, and XPS analyses of the postsorption Mg/C composite indicate that phosphate adsorption is mainly controlled by the precipitation of P to form Mg3(PO4)2·8H2O and MgHPO4·1.2H2O nanocrystals on the surface of the adsorbent. The approach of synthesizing Mg-enriched carbon-based adsorbent described in this work provides new opportunities for disposing spent batteries and developing a low-cost and high-efficiency adsorbent to mitigate eutrophication.
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