Selective separation of phosphate and fluoride from semiconductor wastewater

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) and phosphoric acid (H(3)PO(4)) are widely used in semiconductor industry for etching and rinsing purposes. Consequently, significant amount of wastewater containing phosphate and fluoride is generated. Selective separation of phosphate and fluoride from the semiconductor wast...

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Publié dans:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 59(2009), 10, Seite 2047-53
Auteur principal: Warmadewanthi, B (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Liu, J C
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Magnesium Compounds Phosphates Phosphoric Acids magnesium phosphate 453COF7817 Ammonia 7664-41-7 Struvite plus... AW3EJL1462 phosphoric acid E4GA8884NN Calcium Chloride M4I0D6VV5M Magnesium Hydroxide NBZ3QY004S Fluorides Q80VPU408O Hydrofluoric Acid RGL5YE86CZ
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Résumé:Hydrofluoric acid (HF) and phosphoric acid (H(3)PO(4)) are widely used in semiconductor industry for etching and rinsing purposes. Consequently, significant amount of wastewater containing phosphate and fluoride is generated. Selective separation of phosphate and fluoride from the semiconductor wastewater, containing 936 mg/L of fluoride, 118 mg/L of phosphate, 640 mg/L of sulfate, and 26.7 mg/L of ammonia, was studied. Chemical precipitation and flotation reactions were utilized in the two-stage treatment processes. The first-stage reaction involved the addition of magnesium chloride (MgCl(2)) to induce selective precipitation of magnesium phosphate. The optimal condition was pH 10 and molar ratio, [Mg(2 + )]/[(PO(4) (3-))], of 3:1, and 66.2% of phosphate was removed and recovered as bobierrite (Mg(3)(PO(4))(2).8H(2)O). No reaction was found between MgCl(2) and fluoride. Calcium chloride (CaCl(2)) was used in the second-stage reaction to induce precipitation of calcium fluoride and calcium phosphate. The optimum molar ratio, [Ca(2 + )]/[F(-)], was 0.7 at pH 10, and residual fluoride concentration of 10.7 mg/L and phosphate concentration of lower than 0.5 mg/L was obtained. Thermodynamic equilibrium was modeled with PHREEQC and compared with experimental results. Sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) was an effective collector for subsequent solid-liquid removal via dispersed air flotation (DiAF). The study demonstrated that phosphate can be selectively recovered from the wastewater. Potential benefits include recovery of phosphate for reuse, lower required dosage of calcium for fluoride removal, and less amount of CaF(2) sludge
Description:Date Completed 29.07.2009
Date Revised 25.11.2016
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0273-1223
DOI:10.2166/wst.2009.157