Based on the brief introduction of diatomite,the paper reviewed state-of-the-art of application of diatomite in wastewater treatment to remove organics,heavy metals,color dyes,and so on.

• 在此简单介绍硅藻土的基础上,综述了近年来国内外硅藻土应用在水处理中去除有机物、重金属离子以及有色染料等各方面的研究进展。