Notice of RetractionStudy on adsorption mechanism of ammonium ion by aged refuse
To further understand the nitrogen removal mechanism in leachate treatment using aged-refuse-based bioreactor, 10 year aged refuse was used as adsorbent, ammonium chloride as adsorbate. The adsorption isotherms and thermodynamics, and adsorption mechanism were studied. The results show that: (1) The isothermal adsorption process of NH4+ on aged refuse can be fitted by Freundlich equations with a high correlation coefficient (0.9873 ~ 0.9907). (2) The adsorption process of NH4+ on aged refuse is spontaneous and exothermic. Temperature is conducive to the spontaneous adsorption but adsorption decreased. (3) In the absorption of ammonium by aged refuse, the main force is the hydrogen bonding and dipole bond for physical adsorption.