Phosphorus removal and recovery from water with macroporous bead adsorbent constituted of alginate-Zr4+ and PNIPAM-interpenetrated networks

Currently, there is a growing trend in employing natural biomaterials (e.g., alginate) to prepare a novel bead adsorbent for phosphorus (P) elimination. However, the utilization of alginate beads to remove and recover P from effluents possesses limitations associated with its physical characteristics such as a dense gel layer, poor mechanical strength and low stability. To overcome the limitations and improve the adsorption performances, we...