BACKGROUND High concentration of phosphate has been threatening human health and the ecosystem. Adsorption is one of high-efficiency and low-cost techniques to reduce the concentration of phosphate. This mini review aims to summarize the recent development of adsorption materials for phosphate removal. METHOD We conducted a detailed search of "adsorption of phosphate" in the published papers and the public patents on the adsorbents for phosphate based on Web of Science database in the period from January 1 2012 to December 31 2017. The corresponding literature was carefully evaluated and analyzed. RESULTS One hundred and forty one papers and twenty two recent patents were included in this review. An increased trend in scientific contributions was observed in the development of adsorption materials for phosphate removal. Three kinds of promising adsorbents: layered double hydroxides, natural materials, and metal oxides were paid special attention including removal mechanism, performance as well as the relationship between adsorption performance and structure. Both the chemical composition and the morphology play a key role in the removal capacity and rate. CONCLUSION The findings of this review confirm the importance of phosphate removal, show the development trend of high-performance and low-cost adsorption materials for phosphate removal, and provide a helpful guide to design and fabricate high-efficiency adsorbents.

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吸附材料用于除磷的最新进展。

背景技术高浓度的磷酸盐已经威胁着人类健康和生态系统。吸附是降低磷酸盐浓度的高效，低成本技术之一。这篇简短的综述旨在总结用于去除磷酸盐的吸附材料的最新发展。方法基于Web of Science数据库，于2012年1月1日至2017年12月31日期间，对公开发表的论文和磷酸盐吸附剂的公共专利中的“磷酸盐吸附”进行了详细的搜索。分析。结果本综述纳入了111篇论文和22项最新专利。在开发用于去除磷酸盐的吸附材料中观察到科学贡献的增加趋势。层状双氢氧化物，天然材料和金属氧化物等三种有前途的吸附剂受到了特别关注，包括去除机理，性能以及吸附性能与结构之间的关系。化学成分和形态都对去除能力和去除率起着关键作用。结论这篇综述的结果证实了除磷的重要性，显示了用于除磷的高性能，低成本吸附材料的发展趋势，并为设计和制造高效吸附剂提供了有益的指导。化学成分和形态都对去除能力和去除率起着关键作用。结论这篇综述的结果证实了除磷的重要性，显示了用于除磷的高性能，低成本吸附材料的发展趋势，并为设计和制造高效吸附剂提供了有益的指导。化学成分和形态都对去除能力和去除率起着关键作用。结论这篇综述的结果证实了除磷的重要性，显示了用于除磷的高性能，低成本吸附材料的发展趋势，并为设计和制造高效吸附剂提供了有益的指导。