Phosphorus removal from wastewater is an important means to control eutrophication and to recover phosphorus from wastewater. In this study, a novel Fe(II)-Ca synergistic phosphorus removal process is developed using… Click to show full abstract
Phosphorus removal from wastewater is an important means to control eutrophication and to recover phosphorus from wastewater. In this study, a novel Fe(II)-Ca synergistic phosphorus removal process is developed using the complex of ferrous and calcium salts. The results showed that ferrous and calcium had an antagonistic effect at Fe(II)/Ca molar ratio of lower than 1:4, but a synergistic effect at Fe(II)/Ca molar ratio of higher than 1:4, with the strongest synergistic effect at Fe(II)/Ca molar ratio of 7:3. The optimal parameters of this novel process were as follows: Fe(II)/Ca = 3:1, ferrous-calcium complex/phosphorous (M/P) ≥ 1.5:1, pH = 7.0–8.0, and fast mixing speed (FMS) = 100–150 rpm. The cost of phosphorus removal agents was US$1.024 (kg P)−1, reduced by 30.39% compared with that of the traditional phosphorus removal process. The phosphorus content (by P2O5) in the precipitate produced in the new process was 32.70%, which had a high recycling value.
               
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