Removing and recovering phosphate from poultry wastewater using amorphous ceramics

A novel and effective technique for phosphate from poultry wastewater was developed using amorphous ceramics. amorphous ceramics,which showed high performance for phosphate removal and recovery from poultry wastewater,were synthesized using unlimitedly available,inexpensive materials such as silica fume and lime. dissolved phosphate in poultry wastewater can be deposited as a solid on the surface of amorphous ceramics. phosphate content on the surface of amorphous ceramics could reach 14.20%. the phosphate removal and recovery process and mechanism was revealed by a series of characterizations,such as xrd,fesem,bet,and so on. the present study demonstrated that amorphous ceramics have great potential as a novel,beneficial material for removing and recovering phosphate from poultry wastewater. © 2014 youhui xie et al.