Application of quantitative XRD on the precipitation of struvite from Brine Water

Abstract

The present studies have been conducted to quantify the varied phases in struvite formation from brine water as the magnesium source. The quantitative X-ray Diffraction (QXRD) method was performed to quantitatively determine the crystal phases and amorphous content of struvite samples. Substantial phase samples were employed quantitative analysis to calibrate against known phase composition information by Rietveld refinement on powder XRD data. The results showed that brine water could be considered as magnesium source the formation of struvite products. The study demonstrated that in general, the high N:P molar ratio (both pH 9 and 10) might lead to the significant formation of struvite.