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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Attenuation of Phosphate and Fluoride from
Phosphogypsum Leachate by Rice Husk Biochar
1
Shandong Provincial Geo-mineral Engineering Exploration Institute, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology
& Mineral Resources, Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on
Groundwater, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
2
Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of City Solid Waste Energy and Building Materials Conversion and
Utilization Technology, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
3
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
4
College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, P. R. China
5
Central & Southern China Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd, WuHan 430010, P. R. China
Submission date: 2024-07-11
Final revision date: 2024-08-29
Acceptance date: 2024-10-28
Online publication date: 2025-01-29
Publication date: 2025-11-14
Corresponding author
Yunfeng Zhang
Shandong Provincial Geo-mineral Engineering Exploration Institute, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
Shandong Provincial Geo-mineral Engineering Exploration Institute, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(6):8189-8200
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ABSTRACT
The massive accumulation of phosphogypsum (PG) in the open air can produce a large quantity
of phosphorus- (P) and fluoride- (F) rich acidic solution, which is environmentally and ecologically
dangerous. However, very few studies have focused on this serious issue. In this regard, batch
experiments were conducted to test the adsorption characteristics and capacity of rice husk biochar
(RHB) pyrolyzed at 600 °C for P and F from real PG leachate. The results indicated good adsorption
capacity (3838 mg-P/kg and 2500 mg-F/kg), which was mainly controlled by electrostatic attraction and
precipitation mechanisms. The column-packed RHB at a dosage of 93 g and an influent flow rate of 0.5
ml/min was the best for the P and F removal from real PG leachate. Various breakthrough curve models
were used to simulate the experimental data, and the model fitting results revealed that all models except
the Adams-Bohart model well simulated the dynamic adsorption behaviors of P and F. The BDST model
results show that RHB can be a low-cost, safe, reliable adsorbent in real-world applications to remove P
and F from PG leachate.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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