Biopolymer Flocculants and Oat Hull Biomass To Aid the Removal of Orthophosphate in Wastewater Treatment
2017
Agbovi, Henry K. | Wilson, Lee D. | Tabil, Lope G.
This study reports on the removal of orthophosphate (Pᵢ) by coagulation–flocculation with variable combinations of alum, biopolymers, and biomass. The combinatorial effects of these coagulant aids were evaluated for single, binary, and ternary systems. The role of pH, component dosages, and Pᵢ concentration on the coagulation–flocculation efficacy was evaluated. There was an optimal dosage of alum (30 mg/L) while alginate and chitosan were 15 mg/L. Pᵢ removal was 86% for alum and 98% for ternary systems containing chitosan and alginate where [Pᵢ] = 10–11 mg Pᵢ/L. Pᵢ removal for the alum–alginate–chitosan ternary system was more efficient than that for the binary systems, especially at pH 6–7, where reduced efficiency occurred at pH > 7.5. Pᵢ removal was independent of concentration except at lower levels, [Pᵢ] < 10 mg/L. The alum–refined oat hull binary system was 99% effective for Pᵢ removal, especially when [Pᵢ] = 25 mg/L, with greater removal over the use of oat hulls alone.
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