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Research on mechanism and effect of phosphorus-containing wastewater treatment by municipal solid waste incineration fly ash

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In the chemical process, a large amount of phosphorous wastewater will be produced, which will cause serious harm to the environment and affect the growth of animals and plants. The objective of this study is to effectively remove phosphorus-containing wastewater using municipal solid waste incinerated fly ash. According to the physical and chemical properties of municipal solid waste incinerated fly ash, the effects of solid–liquid ratio, reaction time and initial reaction temperature on phosphorus removal were analyzed. The results showed that the optimal reaction conditions for phosphorus removal were as follows: the solid-to-liquid ratio ranged from 12 to 14 g/L, the reaction time was 40 min, and the initial reaction temperature was 313 K. The final phosphorus concentration was 0.4391 mg/L and the phosphorus removal efficiency was 99.95%, which met the national emission standards (GB8978-1996 Integrated wastewater discharge standard). On the basis of experiments, the mechanism of phosphorus removal by municipal solid waste incinerated fly ash was analyzed through XRD, EDS, electron microscope and adsorption equilibrium theory. The results showed that the mechanism of phosphorus removal was mainly due to the chemical reaction between calcium and phosphorus and the multilayer adsorption process on the solid surface. This study provided a feasible method for the treatment of high-concentration phosphate-containing wastewater.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Zhejiang University for providing the equipment support. The study was accomplished thanks to the funds allowed by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2018YFC1901302), the Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51621005), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2018FZA4010) and Power Construction Corporation of China Science and Technology Project Funding (Grant No.DJ-PTZX-2018-01).

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This study is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2018YFC1901302), the Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51621005), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2018FZA4010) and Power Construction Corporation of China Science and Technology Project Funding (Grant No.DJ-PTZX-2018-01).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Y. Li, X. Jiang, G. Lv, Q. Chen, X. Liu & J. Yan

  2. Power China Hebei Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China

    X. Zhao & L. Kong

  3. Zhejiang University Qingshanhu Energy Research Center, Linan, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Y. Li, X. Jiang, G. Lv, Q. Chen, X. Liu & J. Yan

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Li, Y., Jiang, X., Lv, G. et al. Research on mechanism and effect of phosphorus-containing wastewater treatment by municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20, 6479–6490 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04387-2

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