Forms, patterns and extractability of phosphorus retained in alum sludge used as substrate in laboratory-scale constructed wetland systems

Babatunde, Akintunde and Zhao, Y. Q. 2009. Forms, patterns and extractability of phosphorus retained in alum sludge used as substrate in laboratory-scale constructed wetland systems. Chemical Engineering Journal 152 (1) , pp. 8-13. 10.1016/j.cej.2009.03.020

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Abstract

This study examined the form, pattern and extractability of phosphorus (P) retained in alum sludge (an aluminium-containing drinking water treatment residual in dewatered cake form), which was used as substrate in laboratory-scale constructed wetland systems for P-rich wastewater treatment. Used alum sludge samples from successive depth ranges in the laboratory-scale vertical flow constructed wetland systems were examined for KCl extractable P. The samples were also sequentially fractionated into two main categories consisting of readily available P and P forms that are not easily decomposed. The extracted fractions included labile P, microbial P, (Fe + Al) P, humic P, (Ca + Mg) P and residual P. A major proportion of P retained in the used alum sludge was in forms that are not easily decomposed. Of the P forms that are not easily decomposed, the P associated with Ca and Mg accounted for a higher proportion of the inorganic fraction as compared to the P associated with the Fe and Al. The results also show that in most cases, the concentration of the P forms decreased with increasing depth from the topmost surface of the alum sludge in the systems.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Alum sludge; Constructed wetlands; Labile phosphorus; Phosphorus; Sequential fractionation; Phosphorus extraction
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1385-8947
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2017 04:10
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/34000

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