Capture and recycling of ammonium by dolomite-aided struvite precipitation and thermolysis
Capture and recycling of ammonium by dolomite-aided struvite precipitation and thermolysis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.065
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发表时间:
2017-11-01
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8.8
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Chu, Mao Quan
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作者:
Chen, Liang;Zhou, Chun Hui;Chu, Mao Quan
The capture and reuse of NH4+ is an ideal solution to treat NH4+-containing wastewater. The capture and reuse process needs to be clean and cost-effective. Currently, however, there are many obstacles, particularly in the availability, cost, and recovery of the chemical sources required. Here, we demonstrate a clean and efficient method to capture and recycle NH4+ by a dolomite-aided struvite precipitation process. Dolomite calcined carefully in CO2 atmosphere was used as a Mg source to react with PO43-(KH2PO4) and NH4+ in model wastewater (2000 mg L-1 NH4+). The precipitation was performed at nMg(2+):nNH(4)(+):nPO(4)(3-) = 1:1:1.2 and pH = 8.0 for 2 h; 89.7% of NH4+ was recovered in the form of struvite precipitate. The competition between K+ and NH4+ in the model wastewater led to the formation of K-struvite (MgKPO4 center dot 6H(2)O) and struvite (MgNH4PO4 center dot 6H(2)O). The formation of K-struvite resulted in a decrease in the NH4+ removal rate. When struvite was heated at 110 degrees C for 4 h, the NH4+ release rate from the thermolysis reached 75.7%. Thermolysis readily occurred as an unstable Ca2+-CO32--NH4+ system formed in the mixture of MgNH4PO4 center dot 6H(2)O and CaCO3. The elements Mg and P that were obtained during the struvite precipitation-thermolysis-reprecipitation process can be repeatedly used. After 6 cycles, under the conditions pH = 9.0, nMg(2+):nNH(4)(+):nPO(4)(3-) =1:1:1 and reaction time of 2 h, up to 783% of NH4+ was removed from the model wastewater. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.