Phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater by hydrous ferric oxide reactive filtration and coupled chemically enhanced secondary treatment: part II--mechanism

Water Environment Research : a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation
R L NewcombeG Möller

Abstract

The removal mechanism of a hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) reactive filtration (RF) process with coupled chemically enhanced secondary treatment (RECYCLE) for phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater (HFO-RF-RECYCLE) was examined. A 0.95-ML/d (0.25-mgd) demonstration of HFO-RF-RECYCLE was performed at a municipal wastewater treatment plant equipped with oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers. Influent to the plant averaged 6.0 mg/L phosphorus, with a 3-month tertiary effluent average of 0.011 mg/L phosphorus. In addition to aqueous geochemical modeling, experiments with surface charge, scanning electron microscopy, adsorptive capacity, thermal desorption, and most probable number of iron(III)-reducing bacteria were performed on samples from the system, to determine the major phosphorus-removal pathways. Results suggest that, in addition to filtration of particulate phosphorus, the low tertiary effluent total phosphorus result was achieved by adsorption.

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Apr 19, 2008·Water Environment Research : a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation·R L NewcombeG Möller

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Feb 9, 2019·Water Environment Research : a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation·Marc W BeutelGregory Möller
Apr 19, 2008·Water Environment Research : a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation·R L NewcombeG Möller
Jul 1, 2017·Water Environment Research : a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation·Daniela Conidi, Wayne J Parker

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