The present invention provides a method for simultaneously oxidizing and flocculating low-valent
phosphorus in
wastewater by using an aluminum-based composite agent. Aluminum
powder and
ferric salts are subjected to ball milling treatment under an
inert atmosphere. In the ball-milled material, the
surface oxide layer of zero-valent aluminum is destroyed and
ferrous salts are generated simultaneously. Zero-valent aluminum and
ferric salts couple to activate
molecular oxygen and generate strongly oxidizing free radicals and
ferric ions. The strongly oxidizing free radicals oxidize
hypophosphite ions in the
wastewater to phosphite ions, and the ferric ions synergistically oxidize the phosphite ions to orthophosphate ions. In acidic
wastewater, aluminum rapidly dissolves and together with
ferric salts generates flocs to remove orthophosphate ions through
flocculation precipitation, achieving efficient simultaneous oxidation and
flocculation removal of low-valent
phosphorus in
nickel-plating wastewater. The present invention also provides the application of the above method in treating low-valent
phosphorus-containing wastewater such as
nickel-plating wastewater. The materials of the present invention are widely sourced and low in cost, and the material preparation method is simple, greatly simplifying the treatment process flow and being easy to apply in
engineering.