Study of using the anionites in low-waste processes of water purification from phosphates

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2017.101400

Keywords:

ion exchange, anionite, selectivity, phosphate-ions, sulphate-ions, ammonium chloride, regeneration of ionite

Abstract

Among the existing methods for removing the phosphates from water, the most effective and cheap is the method of ion exchange. The advantage of this method is the possibility to process regeneration solutions with obtaining the liquid fertilizers or other useful products.

The processes of sorption of phosphates on the weak-base and strong-base anionites are investigated. We examined the dynamics of sorption of phosphates from the model solutions in the distilled and tap water depending on the form of ionite. The influence is established of the competing compounds of sulphates and chlorides in tap water on the effectiveness of removal of phosphate-anions. We explored the processes of regeneration of strong-base anionite in the phosphate and phosphate-sulfate form. The regeneration of anionite in the phosphate form was carried out with the 10 and 15 % solutions of sodium chloride and the 10 % solution of ammonium chloride. In order to regenerate anionite in the sulphate-phosphate form, the solutions of sodium chloride were used at concentration 10 %. The regeneration solutions contained sodium phosphate or ammonium phosphate, sodium phosphate-sulphate, respectively.

We established that the effective sedimentation of phosphates occurs at molar ratio (NH4)3PO4 and MgCl2 1:1, at optimum value pH=9. The optimal dosage of magnesium chloride and the value of pH are determined. This will provide 99.99 % sedimentation of phosphates from the regeneration solutions in the form of insoluble sediment. We proposed a method for removal from the regeneration solutions of the interfering compounds of sulphates in the form of gypsum, which will make it possible to repeatedly use these solutions for the regeneration of anionite. The essence of this method is the addition of chloride calcium to the solution, resulting in gypsum falling out into the sediment. The excess of calcium is removed in the form of calcium carbonate when soda is added.

Author Biographies

Nikolai Gomelya, National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute» Peremohy ave., 37, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03056

Doctor of technical sciences, Professor, head of department

Department of ecology and technology of plant polymers

Alona Petrychenko, National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute» Peremohy ave., 37, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03056

Postgraduate student

Department of ecology and technology of plant polymers

Anna Trokhimenko, Admiral Makarov National university of Shipbilding Heroiv Stalinhradu ave., 9, Mykolaiv, Ukraine, 54025

PhD, Associate professor

Department of ecological safety

Yana Martyniuk, National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute» Peremohy ave., 37, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03056

Department of ecology and technology of plant polymers

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2017-06-22

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Gomelya, N., Petrychenko, A., Trokhimenko, A., & Martyniuk, Y. (2017). Study of using the anionites in low-waste processes of water purification from phosphates. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 3(10 (87), 36–41. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2017.101400