Research Article

Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater Using Oven-Dried Alum Sludge

Table 4

Main properties of adsorbate.

Name of componentPotassium dihydrogen orthophosphate

Chemical symbolKH2PO4
Name of companyThe British Drug Houses LTD/England
Molecular weight136.09 kg/kg·mole
Assay (acidimetric)99 to 101 per cent
Chloride (Cl)Not more than 0.01 per cent
Sodium (Na)Not more than 0.2 per cent
Sulphate (SO4)Not more than 0.05 per cent
pH (1 percent solution)4.5 to 4.7