Hydrometallurgy to Solve Phosphate Processing
Abstract
Applying hydrometallurgical techniques to phosphate processing could solve existing problems. For example, using in situ, heap, or vat leaching solves the problem of the reactor, but nitric acid must be used in this case instead of sulfuric. It is more expensive but this solves the disposal problem due to gypsum. The leach solution is monocalcium phosphate which can be converted to dicalcium phosphate by evaporation.Suggested Citation
Fathi Habashi. "Hydrometallurgy to Solve Phosphate Processing " Industrial Minerals 2004.9 (2004): 31-31.
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