Dephosphorizing material and dephosphorizing method

Abstract

A dephosphorizing material containing iron and/or an iron-containing compound, a cementitious material, water, and a mixing agent for accelerating bleeding as the starting material, and having fine pores therein formed by solidifying the starting materials while bleeding not less than 2.0% by weight of the water contained in the starting materials to render the percent water absorption of not less than 10%; and a dephosphorizing method which includes bringing the dephosphorizing material into contact with a phosphorus-containing aqueous solution. This dephosphorizing material can effectively reduce the phosphorus concentration in sewages, rivers, or the like by fixing the phosphorus component on its surface. The dephosphorizing method is so simple that it can be effected merely by bringing the dephosphorizing material into contact with a phosphorus-containing aqueous solution, thus being capable of removing the phosphorus component effectively without necessity for any special controls.

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