scholarly journals Rare-earth leaching from Florida phosphate rock in wet-process phosphoric acid production

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Liang ◽  
P. Zhang ◽  
Z. Jin ◽  
D. DePaoli
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Wet Process ◽  
Florida Phosphate

scholarly journals Rare Earth and Phosphorus Leaching from a Flotation Tailings of Florida Phosphate Rock

Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haijun Liang ◽  
Patrick Zhang ◽  
Zhen Jin ◽  
David DePaoli
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Phosphorus Leaching ◽  
Flotation Tailings ◽  
Wet Process ◽  
Leaching Solution ◽  
Florida Phosphate

Phosphorite, or phosphate rock, is the raw material of phosphoric acid production. It has also been regarded as the most important secondary rare earth element (REE) resource due to low contents of rare earth elements contained in the ore. In Florida, there is about 19 Mt of phosphate rock mined annually. After beneficiation, the phosphate rock concentrate is utilized to produce phosphoric acid via a wet-process in which sulfuric acid is used to digest phosphate. During these processes, REEs and some phosphorus get lost in the byproducts including phosphatic clay, flotation tailings, phosphogypsum (PG), and phosphoric sludge. Recovering REEs and phosphorus from these wastes is beneficial to maximize the utilization of these valuable resources. This study focused on the effects of wet-process operating conditions on REE and phosphorus leaching from a kind of flotation tailing of Florida phosphate rock. The tailings were first beneficiated with a shaking table, and then a series of leaching tests were conducted on the shaking table concentrate. The results indicated that REEs had similar trends of leaching efficiency to those of phosphorus. Under the conditions of 16% phosphoric acid concentration in the initial pulp, a temperature of 75 °C, a stoichiometric ratio of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) to calcium oxide (CaO) of 1.1, and a weight ratio of liquid to solid of 3.5, REE and phosphorus leaching efficiencies reached relatively high values of approximately 61% and 91%, respectively. Analyses indicated that the phosphate ions (PO43−) in the leaching solution tended to combine with REE ions to form REE phosphates which precipitated into PG, but the other large amount of anions such as sulfate ions (SO42−) and fluoride ions (F−) took effect of steric hindrance to prevent PO43− from combining with REE cations. These two opposite effects determined the REE distribution between the leaching solution and PG.

Distribution of natural radionuclides during the processing of phosphate rock from Itataia-Brazil for production of phosphoric acid and uranium concentrate

2000 ◽  
Vol 88 (9-11) ◽  
Author(s):  
H.T. Fukuma ◽  
E.A.N. Fernandes ◽  
A.L. Quinelato
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Extraction ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Natural Radionuclides ◽  
Wet Process ◽  
Uranium Concentrate ◽  
Uranium Phosphate

A high-uranium phosphate rock from the Itataia deposit, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil, was milled in a pilot plant for wet-process phosphoric acid production. Further processing with solvent extraction (DEHPA/TOPO) was used aiming to recover uranium from the phosphoric acid. The distribution of natural radionuclides with long physical half-life of the

scholarly journals Studies on the transformation of calcium sulphate dihydrate to hemihydrate in the wet process phosphoric acid production

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Grzmil ◽  
Bogumił Kic ◽  
Olga Żurek ◽  
Konrad Kubiak
Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Diffraction Analysis ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Calcium Sulphate ◽  
Industrial Plant ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Wet Process

Studies on the transformation of calcium sulphate dihydrate to hemihydrate in the wet process phosphoric acid production The influence of the process temperature from 85°C to 95°C, the content of phosphates and sulphates in the wet process phosphoric acid (about 22-36 wt% P2O5 and about 2-9 wt% SO42-) and the addition of αCaSO4·0.5H2O crystallization nuclei (from 10% to 50% in relation to CaSO4·2H2O) on the transformation of calcium sulphate dihydrate to hemihydrate has been determined. The wet process phosphoric acid and phosphogypsum from the industrial plant was utilized. They were produced by reacting sulphuric acid with phosphate rock (Tunisia) in the DH-process. The X-ray diffraction analysis was used to determine the phase composition and fractions of various forms of calcium sulphates in the samples and the degree of conversion of CaSO4·2H2O to αCaSO4·0.5H2O and CaSO4. It was found that the transformation of CaSO4·2H2O to αCaSO4·0.5H2O should be carried out in the presence of αCaSO4·0.5H2O crystallization nuclei as an additive (in the amount of 20% in relation to CaSO4·2H2O), at temperatures 90±2°C, in the wet process phosphoric acid containing the sulphates and phosphates in the range of 4±1 wt% and 27±1 wt%, respectively.

Overview of Current Phosphoric Acid Production Processes and a New Idea of Kiln Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangya Zheng ◽  
Jupei Xia ◽  
Zhengjie Chen
Keyword(s):  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Major Equipment ◽  
Development Prospects ◽  
Great Competitiveness

: China primarily contains medium and low-grade phosphorus ores that are used to produce phosphoric acid. Here, we provide an overview of phosphoric acid production processes, including wet, thermal, and kiln methods, as well as the fundamental principles, major equipment, and technological aspects of each process. Progress in the kiln method using lowgrade phosphate rock is described, which involves the KPA and CDK processes. The literature shows that the addition of admixtures adds great competitiveness to kiln phosphate production methods and has considerable development prospects.

Water–Phosphorus Nexus for Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid Production

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (20) ◽  
pp. 6968-6979
Author(s):  
Hang Ma ◽  
Xiao Feng ◽  
Chun Deng
Keyword(s):  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Wet Process

scholarly journals Sorption Extraction of Rare Earth Metals from Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-152
Author(s):  
Baltabekova Zhazira ◽  
Kenzhaliyev Bagdaulet ◽  
Lokhova Nina ◽  
Kassymzhanov Kaisar
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Cation Exchanger ◽  
Rare Earth Metals ◽  
Ion Exchangers ◽  
Technological Parameters ◽  
Complex Composition ◽  
Impurity Composition ◽  
Wet Process

When apatites and phosphorites are processed, up to 30% of rare earth metals are converted into wet-process phosphoric acid. Wet-process phosphoric acid from the phosphorite treatment process differs from apatite one by impurity composition, i.e. the iron content is by 3.5 times, and calcium is by 5.0 times more. The complex composition of the wet-process phosphoric acid from the phosphorite treatment process requires additional researches to select optimal ion exchangers and technological parameters of sorption. Various aspects of sorption have been studied to select the optimal ion exchangers and technological parameters, and technological modes for desorption of rare earth metals from a cation exchanger to obtain a concentrate of rare earth metals have been completed. The method enables to extract rare earth metals without changing the composition of commercial wet-process phosphoric acid directly in the production process of the enterprises engaged in the phosphorite treatment process.

Effect of Surfactants on Phosphogypsum Crystallization and Filtration during Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid Production

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. EL-SHALL ◽  
E. A. ABDEL-AAL ◽  
B. M. MOUDGIL
Keyword(s):  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Wet Process
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