The invention provides a method for simultaneously removing phosphorous and
nitrogen through the synergistic effect of nanoscale-iron and microbes. The method is characterized in that firstly
limonite ore is broken and sieved so as to obtain particulate materials with the required particle size, the particulate materials mainly comprising nanoscale iron and having
millimeter particle size and the porous structure characteristic are prepared through high temperature reduction under a
hydrogen or
carbon monoxide atmosphere, the nanoscale iron in the particulate materials slowly release nascent
hydrogen atoms and
hydrogen gas, and
nitrate is chemically reduced; meanwhile, the particulate materials have relatively high
void ratio, and abundant function anaerobic microbe
denitrifying bacteria adhere to the inner parts and the outer surfaces of the particulate materials and reduce the
nitrate by using hydrogen released through reaction between the nanoscale-iron and water as
electron donors; adherent dependent
nitrate iron-oxidizing
bacteria also have the effect of reducing the nitrate; the nitrate in
wastewater is removed under the chemical action of the nanoscale-iron and the synergistic effects of the anaerobic microbes;
ferrous and
ferric hydroxides are continuously formed on the inner surfaces and the outer surfaces of the porous particulate materials through the
chemical reaction of the nanoscale-iron and water and the synergistic effect of the anaerobic microbes, so that the
chemical adsorption of phosphorous in water is promoted, thus the effect of simultaneously removing phosphorous and
nitrogen is achieved.