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Phosphorus removal from aqueous solution in parent and aluminum-modified eggshells: thermodynamics and kinetics, adsorption mechanism, and diffusion process

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Parent and aluminum-modified eggshells were prepared and characterized with X-ray diffraction, specific surface area measurements, infrared spectroscopy, zeta potential, and scanning electron microscope, respectively. Besides, phosphorus adsorptions in these two eggshells at different temperatures and solution pH were carried out to study adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics as well as the mechanisms of phosphorus adsorption and diffusion. The results indicated that high temperature was favorable for phosphorus adsorption in parent and aluminum-modified eggshells. Alkaline solution prompted phosphorus adsorption in parent eggshell, while the maximum adsorption amount was achievable at pH 4 in aluminum-modified eggshell. Adsorption isotherms of phosphorus in these eggshells could be well described by Langmuir and Freundlich models. Phosphorus adsorption amounts in aluminum-modified eggshell were markedly higher compared to those in parent eggshell. Adsorption heat indicated that phosphorus adsorption in parent eggshell was a typically physical adsorption process, while chemical adsorption mechanism of ion exchange between phosphorus and hydroxyl groups on the surface of eggshells was dominated in aluminum-modified eggshell. The time-resolved uptake curves showed phosphorus adsorption in aluminum-modified eggshell was significantly faster than that in parent eggshell. Moreover, there existed two clear steps in time-resolved uptake curves of phosphorus in parent eggshell. Based on pseudo-second order kinetic model and intraparticle diffusion model, we inferred more than one process affected phosphorus adsorption. The first process was the diffusion of phosphorus through water to external surface and the opening of pore channel in the eggshells, and the second process was mainly related to intraparticle diffusion.

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We gratefully acknowledge supports from National Natural Science Foundation of China (41373023, 91544229), Jiangsu Province “333 Talent” Cultivating Project, Jiangsu Student Innovation Training Program (201610300038), and A Project Funded by Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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  1. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, People’s Republic of China

    Ziyan Guo, Jiuhai Li & Zhaobing Guo

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China

    Ziyan Guo, Jiuhai Li & Zhaobing Guo

  3. Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Qingjun Guo

  4. School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, People’s Republic of China

    Bin Zhu

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Guo, Z., Li, J., Guo, Z. et al. Phosphorus removal from aqueous solution in parent and aluminum-modified eggshells: thermodynamics and kinetics, adsorption mechanism, and diffusion process. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 14525–14536 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9072-8

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