Phosphate (V) ions were continuously removed from synthetic wastewater containing inorganic impurities using magnesium and ammonium ions. The product was magnesium ammonium phosphate (V) hexahydrate, struvite, MgNH 4 PO 4 × 6H 2 O. Research ran in stoichiometric conditions in DT MSMPR type crystallizer with internal circulation of suspension. Increase in process environment pH from 9 to 11 resulted in 3-time decrease of mean struvite crystals size (from 40.1 to 12.6 m). Elongation of mean residence time of suspension in a crystallizer up to 3600 s resulted in improvement of the product quality. Mean size of struvite crystals enlarged up to 50.2 m. Based on kinetic calculations results (SIG MSMPR model) it was concluded, that linear struvite crystal growth rate varied within 5.04 × 10-9-1.69 × 10-8 m/s range, whereas nucleation rate within 1.4 × 10 7-1.7 × 10 10 1/(s m 3) limits. In solid product, besides struvite, also all impurities present in wastewater were identified analytically as hydroxides, phosphates and other salts.
Reaction crystallization of struvite in water solutions containing 0.20 mass% of phosphate(V) ions by magnesium and ammonium ions addition was investigated experimentally. Process was carried out in DTM type crystallizer with liquid jet pump device in 298 K assuming stoichiometric conditions. Struvite crystals of mean size L m 5.2 -23.0 m were produced depending on pH (9 -11) and mean residence time of suspension in a crystallizer (900 -3600 s). Under these conditions linear growth rate of struvite crystals (SIG MSMPR kinetic model) decreased 2-time with the increase in pH and 3-time with the elongation of mean residence time of crystal suspension from 7.11×10 -9 m/s (pH 9, 900 s) to 1.65 × 10 -9 m/s (pH 11, 3600 s). Nucleation rate varied within the 7.9 × 10 8 -1.8 × 10 10 1/(sm 3 ) limits. Struvite product of maximal linear size exceeded 100 m with 10 vol% of <3 m fraction corresponded to pH 9 and 3600 s.
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