Supercharging gfo

[Cory]

I read once adding hydrogen peroxide to gfo would supercharge its ability to remove phosphate. True?

I also thought what would adding sodium hydroxide to it do?

Any actual way to increase its effectiveness?

 

[Dan_P]

I read once adding hydrogen peroxide to gfo would supercharge its ability to remove phosphate. True?

I also thought what would adding sodium hydroxide to it do?

Any actual way to increase its effectiveness?

GFO and H2O2 are ingredients for the Fenton reaction, which is strongly oxidizing and has nothing to with phosphate adsorption.

i believe sodium hydroxide is used to remove phosphate from GFO to regenerate it.

 

[Cory]

GFO and H2O2 are ingredients for the Fenton reaction, which is strongly oxidizing and has nothing to with phosphate adsorption.

i believe sodium hydroxide is used to remove phosphate from GFO to regenerate it.

Thanks. Basically those will do nothing for its effectiveness.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I cannot see how anything you can do to new GFO will be useful.

As mentioned, depleted GFO might be partly regenerated.