Sustainable Phosphate Remediation via Hierarchical Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides on Magnetic Biochar from Agricultural Waste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials Preparation
2.2. Characterization
2.3. Adsorption Experiments
2.4. Regeneration Studies
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of the Composite Adsorbent
3.2. Phosphate Adsorption Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamics
3.3. pH and Adsorbent Dosage Effects on Phosphate Removal
3.4. Selective Phosphate Adsorption in Multi-Anion Systems
3.5. Regeneration Performance and Environmental Application
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, X.; Xin, L.; Peng, Y.; Zhang, S.; Guan, D.; Song, J. Sustainable Phosphate Remediation via Hierarchical Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides on Magnetic Biochar from Agricultural Waste. Magnetochemistry 2025, 11, 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11040027
Li X, Xin L, Peng Y, Zhang S, Guan D, Song J. Sustainable Phosphate Remediation via Hierarchical Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides on Magnetic Biochar from Agricultural Waste. Magnetochemistry. 2025; 11(4):27. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11040027
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xiuling, Lei Xin, Yuhan Peng, Shihao Zhang, Delong Guan, and Jing Song. 2025. "Sustainable Phosphate Remediation via Hierarchical Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides on Magnetic Biochar from Agricultural Waste" Magnetochemistry 11, no. 4: 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11040027
APA StyleLi, X., Xin, L., Peng, Y., Zhang, S., Guan, D., & Song, J. (2025). Sustainable Phosphate Remediation via Hierarchical Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides on Magnetic Biochar from Agricultural Waste. Magnetochemistry, 11(4), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11040027