Abstract:To realize the reduction, harmlessness and recycling of the municipal sludge, nZVZ-MSBC/PVA gel bead was prepared by skeletal deposition of nano-zero-valent zinc (nZVZ) into municipal sludge biochar (MSBC) followed recombining with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) using Ca2+ as cross-linking agent. And it was used to adsorb phosphate from water. It could not only efficiently adsorb phosphate, but also facilitate post-adsorption separation from water. The micromorphology and structural composition the nZVZ-MSBC/PVA beads were characterized using SEM, BET, FTIR, and XPS. The influence of m(nZVZ-MSBC)∶m(PVA) for phosphate adsorption performance of nZVZ-MSBC/PVA beads was investigated. The kinetics and thermodynamic properties were explored. In addition, the adsorption mechanism was speculated. The results showed that nZVZ-MSBC/PVA beads [nZ-C/PVA(1∶1)] prepared with m(nZVZ-MSBC)∶m(PVA)=1∶1 exhibited the optimal phosphate adsorption performance for phosphate solution at pH=5. And the beads presented three-dimensional porous structure. The adsorption of phosphate by nZ-C/PVA(1∶1) beads was an endothermic process. And it was fitted Pseudo-second-order dynamics and Langmuir models. The maximum adsorption amount could reach 274.30 mg/g at 318 K. The adsorption process was dominated by monolayer chemisorption. The adsorption mechanism included electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding, surface deposition, complexation and so on.