Phosphorous Recovery from Natural Porous Material
Mentor 1
Marcia Silva
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
5-4-2019 1:30 PM
End Date
5-4-2019 3:30 PM
Description
Phosphorous is a major resource for fertilizers and is widely used in farming, but like most resources it is limited. The ability to recycle phosphorous has proven to be a necessary process today. Excessive amounts of phosphorous can be found in run off or wastewater which can then be collected through various adsorbents that capture the excess phosphorous before it has a chance to speed up eutrophication. Many of these methods involve the use of natural porous material that have high ionic exchange properties. When these materials remove the phosphorus from water there is an opportunity to recover the phosphorous through known means such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) baths. This now recovered phosphorous can be reused, leading to an improved cycle of phosphorous content in water. The aim of this research is to analyze the various factors such as time, temperature, NaOH concentration, etc. that effect the rate of desorption of phosphorous from low-cost natural porous material.
Phosphorous Recovery from Natural Porous Material
Union Wisconsin Room
Phosphorous is a major resource for fertilizers and is widely used in farming, but like most resources it is limited. The ability to recycle phosphorous has proven to be a necessary process today. Excessive amounts of phosphorous can be found in run off or wastewater which can then be collected through various adsorbents that capture the excess phosphorous before it has a chance to speed up eutrophication. Many of these methods involve the use of natural porous material that have high ionic exchange properties. When these materials remove the phosphorus from water there is an opportunity to recover the phosphorous through known means such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) baths. This now recovered phosphorous can be reused, leading to an improved cycle of phosphorous content in water. The aim of this research is to analyze the various factors such as time, temperature, NaOH concentration, etc. that effect the rate of desorption of phosphorous from low-cost natural porous material.
