A novel Fe/La decorative biochar filled in sodium alginate beads (SA-KBC-Fe/La) was prepared by a simple sol-gel method and applied to adsorb phosphate (P) efficiently from water in this study. The morphology, structure and chemical component of the hydrogel beads were characterized in detail. And the synthesized bead exhibited easy separation and high P uptake of 46.65 mg/g when the Fe: La was of 1: 2 at 298 K with initial P of 100 mg/L, which was much higher than SA gel bead. The adsorption showed that the optimal pH was 6, and the adsorption was met with pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir isothermal models, indicating a chemical adsorption process. The adsorption capacity remained 82 % after 5 cycles of adsorption. The adsorption mechanism of P was mainly of ligand exchange and electrostatic attraction. Compared with other reported adsorbents, the modification of Fe/La could enhance the mechanical property of SA-KBC-Fe/La beads with increasing active sites. Additionally, the involved biochar could lead to excellent thermal stability and hierarchical porous structure of beads with larger specific surface area (54.22 m2/g). The study could provide new ideas for P removal and strategy for the final disposal of municipal sludge. 

Municipal sludge biochar skeletal sodium alginate beads for phosphate removal.

Recovery of biopolymers is an important way of resource recovery in wastewater treatment plants. However, their recycling and application pathways need to be further developed. This study explored the application potential of cyanophycin granule polypeptide (CGP) extracted from activated sludge in recycling phosphate from wastewater and used for nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer. The results showed that the adsorption behavior of phosphate by CGP was well described by Elovich and Langmuir-Freundlich models, which reflects the uneven energy distribution on the surface of CGP and belongs to multimolecular layer adsorption. The maximal adsorption capacity of CGP to phosphate was 53.739 mg P/g, and the effects of anions and macromolecules on adsorption are negligible. The guanidyls in CGP were involved in binding phosphates, and the adsorption energies of CGP-HPO42– and CGP-H2PO4– calculated by DFT are –0.645 and –0.179 eV, respectively. Moreover, CGP absorbed phosphate significantly promoted the germination and growth of Brassica napus, and altered communities of rhizosphere rare species. Transcriptomic results of Brassica napus showed that nitrate uptake and arginine synthesis were down-regulated and arginine metabolism was up-regulated, which may be attributed to the degradation of CGP to arginine and ammonium in soil and uptake by plant. Nitrogen and phosphate released by CGP degradation promoted plant hormone signal transduction, thereby accelerating cell enlargement and plant growth. These results indicate that CGP can effectively recover phosphate and be utilized as a nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer. 

Phosphate recovery using activated sludge cyanophycin: Adsorption mechanism and utilization as nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer

Agricultural land use regulates the fate of soil phosphorus fractions following the reclamation of wetlands.

Effect of soil organic matter on iron adsorption and desorption in an alkaline, iron-rich fluvo-aquic soil (Shandong, China)

Effect of long-term restoration on soil phosphorus transformation and desorption in the semi-arid degraded land, India

Phosphorus sorption capacity of various iron-organic matter associations in peat soils

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Phosphorus sorption capacity of various iron-organic matter associations in peat soils