Research Article

Removal of Phosphate Using Red Mud: An Environmentally Hazardous Waste By-Product of Alumina Industry

Table 1

Chemical analysis of RM (raw red mud), RMH (red mud heated at 700°C for 2 hr), RMA (red mud treated with 1 N HCl), and RMAH (red mud treated with 1 M HCl and heated at 700°C for 2 hr).

SamplesAl2O3 (%)Fe2O3 (%)SiO2 (%)L.O.I (%)TiO2 (%)Na2O (%)K2O (%)

RM16.4454.64.2411.676.822.76
RMH16.4863.84.493.827.181.73
RMA15.161.31.3611.98.370.261.56
RMAH16.567.51.421.629.51.71.63