Abstract:
Abstract Using synthetic anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater, bench-scale experiments were carried out. The influence mechanism of carbonate (CO
32-), calcium (Ca
2+) as well as the coexistence of CO
32- and Ca
2+ on magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) precipitation reaction was analyzed by the modified Visual MINTEQ 3.0. The composition of the obtained precipitate was analyzed and characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The results showed that higher pH value and initial
n(Mg):
n(N):
n(P) molar ratio were beneficial to MAP precipitation. However, with pH value≥9.5 and the initial
n(Mg):
n(P) molar ratio≥1.4:1, these two factors had negligible effects on the improvement of phosphate removal rate. Precipitated P is a binomial function of the solution pH value. At pH 9.5, the presence of CO₃²⁻ alone marginally reduced phosphorus (P) removal efficiency, while exhibiting no discernible impact on the crystalline structure or purity of MAP product. The single existence of Ca
2+ increased P removal efficiency. The concentrations of Ca
2+ obviously affected the components of the precipitate and the purity of MAP. At the condition that
n(Mg): n(Ca)=2:1, MAP became the main component of the precipitate, with the purity of MAP be about 66.7%. Amorphous calcium phosphate(ACP) was produced with the concentration of Ca
2+ increased. The effects of coexisting CO
32- and Ca
2+ on the precipitation process was consistent with the single existence of Ca
2+. CaCO₃ precipitation was absent at Mg:CO₃:Ca molar ratios of 2:1:1 and 1:1:1. At a 1:2:2 ratio, CaCO
3 may have formed, but its concentration was below the XRD detection limit, precluding definitive identification.