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Retention of phosphates from aqueous solutions with in sol–gel-derived amorphous CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 system as a model of blast furnace slag

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The article proposes new possibilities for the estimation of the maximum phosphate retention capacities (PRC) in blast furnace slags using their modeling. The amorphous blast furnace slag model (BFS–SG) and slag samples along the joining of the CaO:SiO2 = 1 and (CaO + MgO):SiO2 = 1 of the CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 phase diagram were prepared by the sol–gel method. The surface analysis of BFS–SG was performed and the results were compared with real BFS. Batch adsorption experiments were performed to evaluate the phosphate removal of slags. SEM analysis and Raman spectroscopy were used to identify phosphate adsorbed forms. Phosphate retention is realized by the surface reactions of hydration products resulting in a nanostructured Ca-hydroxyapatite. The acid–base properties of the model samples in the selected cross-sections were characterized by the values of the optical basicity. An excellent linear relation between the phosphorus retention capacity (PRC) and the optical basicity of the model samples was found, which allows an estimation of slag retention capacities and the forms of adsorbed phosphorus.

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Abbreviations

Q e :

Equilibrium amounts of P (mg g−1)

c e :

Equilibrium concentration (mg dm−3)

Q m :

Langmuir retention maximum (mg g−1)

a L :

Langmuir constant (dm3 mg−1)

R L :

Separation factor

c 0 :

Initial concentration of adsorbate (mg dm−3)

V meso :

Mesopore volume (cm3 g−1)

V micro :

Volume of micropores (cm3 g−1)

w i :

Mass fraction (%)

PRC:

Phosphorus retention capacity (mg g−1)

Λ :

Optical basicity

BFS:

Blast furnace slag

SG:

Amorphous slag model prepared by the sol–gel method

B:

Basicity

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The research is supported by the projects SP2016/77 and SP2017/50. The authors would like to thank Dr. K. Dědková from Centrum for Nanotechnology, VSB-TU Ostrava, for measuring SEM-analysis.

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    Bruno Kostura, Radim Huczala, Michal Ritz & Juraj Leško

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Kostura, B., Huczala, R., Ritz, M. et al. Retention of phosphates from aqueous solutions with in sol–gel-derived amorphous CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 system as a model of blast furnace slag. Chem. Pap. 72, 401–408 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-017-0289-2

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