Vertical aerated recycled concrete aggregate filter for removal of phosphorus

Adnan, Suraya Hani and Abd Roni, Norwardatun (2018) Vertical aerated recycled concrete aggregate filter for removal of phosphorus. Journal of Science and Technology, 10 (4). pp. 37-40. ISSN 2600-7924

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Abstract

This paper assesses a new design of recycled concrete aggregates as vertical aerated filter for removal of phosphorus (P). Recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) obtained from crushed concrete waste. In this study, RCA is used as an Aerated Filter for removal of P. A commercial concrete was crushed, and the RCA were sieving according to different sieve size. The highest percentage passing sieve size is size 5 mm to 10 mm is 99.54%. The pH value for RCA is 9.30 which is alkaline. RCA with smallest size and lowest initial concentration of P which is 5mm to 10 mm and 10 mg/L respectively has the lowest uptake capacity which 0.995 mgL-1/g. Moreover, the RCA also contain Phosphorus (P) element which is that it proven for us that RCA has a high capacity for absorbing phosphorus. After a few months in the aerated filter system, phosphorus can be seen on the surface of RCA samples after being examined by EDX test. The usage of RCA will ease the environmental problems that are currently perceived globally. RCA could also saves landfill space which helps reduce the needs for gravel mining and reduces pollution

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Recycled Concrete Aggregates; Phosphorus; Aerated; Crushed Concrete Waste
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA170-171 Environmental engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering Technology > Department of Civil Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	UiTM Student Praktikal
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2022 01:25
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2022 01:25
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/5952

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