Preparing　adsorbents　with　hydrated　phosphorophilic　metal　oxide　modified　porous　materials　is　a　promising　method　for　recovering　phosphorus　from　wastewater.　In　this　study,　three　kinds　of　adsorbents　were　developed　by　loading　iron　(),　zirconium　()　and　lanthanum　()　on　diatomite　under　the　same　preparation　conditions　(referred　to　as　D-HFO,　D-HZO,　D-HLO,　respectively).　The　property　differences　and　phosphorus　adsorption　behavior　differences　of　three　adsorbents　in　actual　wastewater　were　explored.　Characterization　results　indicated　that　three　metals　were　mainly　supported　on　diatomite　in　the　form　of　hydrated　oxides　with　nanostructures.　In　batch　experiment,　the　adsorption　capacity　of　D-HFO,　D-HZO　was　high　under　acidic　conditions,　while　D-HLO　tended　to　adsorb　phosphorus　in　neutral　or　slightly　alkaline　environment.　The　maximum　adsorption　capacities　of　D-HFO,　D-HZO,　D-HLO　to　adsorb　phosphorus　from　wastewater　were　13.22,　20.25,　148.31　mg/g,　respectively.　Yet　in　fixed-bed　column　experiment,　D-HLO　particles　agglomerated　due　to　its　high　chemical　energy,　and　the　maximum　treatment　bed-volume　(BV)　of　D-HFO,　D-HZO,　D-HLO　were　120,　315,　210　BV,　respectively.　Langmuir-Langmuir　fitting　results　showed　that　the　chemical　precipitation　contribution　rate　of　phosphorus　adsorbed　on　D-HFO,　D-HZO,　D-HLO　was　83.5%,　63.8%,　86.2%,　respectively.　Ligand　exchange　and　surface　complexation　were　the　main　recovery　mechanisms　in　phosphorus　adsorption　process　from　the　actual　wastewater　by　three　adsorbents.　©　2021　Elsevier　B.V.