Easy removal of nitrate and phosphate anions from water by low cost chitosan and activated charcoal

Abstract Presence of nitrate and phosphate ions is difficult to remove from the lakes, as they are highly soluble in water. A way of chemical method adopted to remove these ions from the drinking water using the simple method use of naturally abundant chitosan with charcoal. Adsorption of nitrate and phosphate anions from aqueous solution (water/waste water) on both the chitosan and activated charcoal was investigated. In batch mode adsorption study leads to developing efficient low-cost removal method is important to protect the aquatic environment from the high concentration of nitrate and phosphate anions intake as well as adverse effects on human health. The modified chitosan microspheres had a laudable performance for nitrate and phosphate adsorption Use of this material as an adsorbent is a cheaper and biocompatible method. A systematic study of the adsorption of nitrate and phosphate anions on chitosan and activated charcoal was performed by varying the pH, the initial concentration, contact time, and adsorbent dosage. The results demonstrate that the adsorption process was followed adsorption kinetics of both first and second order kinetics when we use of the chitosan and activated charcoal and chitosan is promising for treating water that is contaminated with nitrate and phosphate anions.