Reply to comments on "Low-cost chitosan-calcite adsorbent development for potential phosphate removal and recovery from wastewater effluent" by Pap et al. [Water research 173 (2020) 115573]. (15th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pap, Sabolc; Kirk, Caroline; Bremner, Barbara; Turk Sekulic, Maja; Shearer, Lisa; Gibb, Stuart W.; Taggart, Mark A.
• Is Part Of: Water research. Volume 179(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07-15
• Subjects: Adsorption -- Kinetics -- Isotherm -- Bohart-adams model -- Curve characteristics; Water -- Pollution -- Research -- Periodicals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115828
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0043-1354

Abstract

Abstract: This letter is in response to the comments of Dr Hu and Dr Zhang on " Low-cost chitosan-calcite adsorbent development for potential phosphate removal and recovery from wastewater effluent " (Pap et al., 2020). We thank Dr Hu and Dr Zhang for their interest and comments, and having reflected, we wish to provide some clarification. Highlights: Phosphate adsorption onto a chitosan-calcite rich adsorbent. Levenberg–Marquardt method for experimental data fitting. Breakthrough model analysis for phosphate adsorption behaviours.