Microparticle sorbents (MPSs) containing nano-FeO core, nano-layered double hydroxides shell modified with different transitional elements (TE-MPSs) are effective for capturing phosphate from wastewater. In present article, different TE-MPSs loaded with Ce, La, Zr and Hf were synthesized and the phosphorous removal performances were compared. The molecular-level mechanism of phosphate adsorption was successfully simulated by pseudo-atom model based on virtual crystal approximation method, which was in line with the spectroscopic data. The results confirmed the inter-sphere complexation reaction between phosphate and TE-MPSs under neutral pH. And the adsorption mechanism probably changed during cycles of adsorption/regeneration. As revealed by elemental composition analysis, ion exchange mechanism probably played an important part in phosphate adsorption in Cycle 1 while the ligand complexation became dominant after regenerated with NaOH in the following cycles. This work indicates that the highly effective, easily separable and repeatedly usable TE-MPSs has the potential for phosphate sequestration and recovery from sewage wastewater.
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