Abstract:
A process and apparatus for producing phosphoric acid by the recovery of P.sub.2 O.sub.5 from a phosphate ore is disclosed. A slurry of a phosphate ore in an aqueous phosphoric acid solution is formed in each of a plurality of reaction zones connected in series. Phosphate ore is introduced into the first reaction zone and phosphoric acid into the last reaction zone whereby the reaction of the phosphoric acid with the ore forms a slurry of coarse solids, fine solids and monocalcium phosphate in the phosphoric acid solution. A first process stream comprising coarse solids is removed from the first reaction zone and each of the other reaction zones and is transferred to the adjacent, successive reaction zone. A second process stream comprising fine solids is removed from the last reaction zone and the other reaction zones and is transferred into the adjacent, preceding zone in a direction which is countercurrent to the direction of flow of the first process stream and is concurrent with the direction of flow of the phosphoric acid from the last to the first reaction zones. A differential of phosphoric acid concentration is maintained between the reaction zones with the concentration decreasing in each reaction zone in the direction of flow of the first process stream.
Abstract:
There is described a process which comprises adjusting on the one hand the flow rates of a circulating mixture relative to a base flow rate according to very specific specifications, and on the other hand so adjusting the reaction conditions in succeeding reaction zones as to obtain a production phosphoric acid with a P.sub.2 O.sub.5 concentration between 33 and 52%, and a H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 concentration between 0.25 and 2.5%, and calcium sulphate in the form of dihydrate, hemihydrate, anhydrite or a mixture of at least two said crystalline forms.
Abstract translation:描述了一种方法,其一方面根据非常具体的规格一方面调节循环混合物相对于基本流速的流速,另一方面调节后续反应区中的反应条件以获得生产 P2O5浓度在33和52%之间的磷酸,以及0.25至2.5%之间的H 2 SO 4浓度,以及二水合物,半水合物,无水石膏或至少两种所述晶形的混合物形式的硫酸钙。
Abstract:
Phosphoric acid is produced, with concomitant recovery of solids comprising compounds of fluorine and silica, by (i) acidulating a first amount of phosphate ore with a strong acid to produce a first phosphoric acid slurry, (ii) filtering said first slurry to separate the liquid phosphoric acid content therefrom, (iii) concentrating a fraction of the phosphoric acid thus separated, (iv) recovering same, and (v) condensing the evolved vapors of concentration with a liquid absorbent to produce a solution of fluosilicic acid, (vi) acidulating a second amount of phosphate ore with said solution of fluosilicic acid together with a fraction of said first slurry, or together with a fraction of the phosphoric acid separated in the step (ii), to produce a second phosphoric acid slurry, (vii) filtering said second slurry to separate both the liquid phosphoric acid content and a solids fraction therefrom, said solids fraction comprising fluorine and silica compounds, (viiia) recycling the phosphoric acid thus separated from said second slurry to the step (i), or (viiib) combining same with the fraction of separated phosphoric acid to be downstream concentrated in the step (iii).
Abstract:
Phosphoric acid is produced by the wet process from phosphate rock containing fluochlorapatite. The rock is ground in a crusher (10) to a size such that from about 50% to about 90% by weight will be passed by a -200 mesh U.S.S. sieve before being passed into a digestor (14) where it is mixed with sulfuric acid and recycled phosphoric acid to form a slurry. A suitable reductant such as sulphur dioxide is added to the slurry to maintain the oxidation-reduction potential in the range from about +150 mv to about +750 mv. The gypsum by-products are then removed from the slurry at filter (16) and a portion of the acid is recycled to digestor (14). The remaining acid is either concentrated and further processed to make fertilizers or is further processed via path (20) to remove aluminum and/or iron impurities. Select amounts of fluoride and sodium containing compounds are added to the acid in a stirred reactor (30) to cause precipitation of aluminum, principally as Na.sub.2 AlF.sub.5. After about 15 to about 60 minutes of stirring at a temperature below about 70.degree. C., the precipitate is removed at filter (32) where the acid is either processed to make fertilizer or subjected to additional processing to remove iron contaminants. Iron contaminants are removed from the filter acid or from aluminum removed acid from filter (32) by adding sufficient ammonia to the acid in a stirring reactor (40) to cause precipitation of iron principally as NH.sub.4 Fe.sub.2 H.sub.8 (PO.sub.4).sub.5.AH.sub.2 O, to reduce the level of iron to desired levels. After aging in the reactor from about 2 to about 24 hours at a temperature below the boiling point of the acid, the precipitate is removed at filter (42) and the resulting iron reduced acid is concentrated and subjected to conventional processing for making fertilizers.
Abstract:
In a multi-stage, multi-vessel phosphoric acid production system where a first reaction vessel contains a first slurry comprising calcium sulfate hemihydrate, monocalcium phosphate and phosphoric acid and a second reaction vessel contains a second slurry comprising calcium sulfate hemihydrate, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid, in which the reaction slurry undergoes intra- and inter-vessel circulation, preferably through a draft tube, an improved start-up procedure involves filling the system with heated phosphoric acid having a P.sub.2 O.sub.5 analysis in the range of about 28 to about 38% (e.g. 31%), then feeding phosphate rock to the system, preferably in a separate reaction vessel, while phosphoric acid is recycled from a fourth, filter feed vessel, until the solids content in said slurry is in the range of 25-35% (e.g. about 30%) while the sulfate content in the first vessel is maintained at a negative level (e.g. excess calcium ion) and at a positive level in the second, crystallizer vessel. When the solids content, calcium, and sulfate content are at the proper level (e.g. about 30% solids, -5 to -2% sulfate in the first vessel and +2 to +3% sulfate in the second vessel) the slurry is then transported to a filter and the phosphoric acid is separated from the calcium sulfate hemihydrate.
Abstract:
The invention comprises a multi-vessel reaction apparatus useful for reacting phosphate rock and sulfuric acid in which the reaction slurry undergoes intra- and inter- vessel circulation (preferably through a draft tube). The solution portion of the slurry in a first vessel or set of vessels (the "dissolver") is preferably maintained at at lower sulfate ion concentration and the solution portion of the slurry in the second vessel or system of vessels (the "crystallizer") is preferably maintained at a positive sulfate ion concentration. Also preferred are means for maintaining the second vessel or set of vessels at a reduced pressure. Most preferred is that means be included in at least one said vessel for incorporating a crystal modifier (e.g. a sulfonic acid, a sulfonic acid salt, tall oil fatty acids or alkoxylated or esterified tall oil fatty acids) in the crystallizer. The system can be used in the anhydrite, hemihydrate or gypsum types of processes.
Abstract:
Substantially fluoride-free phosphoric acid is produced by the acidulation of phosphate rock with sulfuric acid wherein the acidulation reaction is conducted in the presence of added potassium as K.sub.2 O bearing compounds, e.g. KHSO.sub.4, K.sub.2 SO.sub.4, KH.sub.2 PO.sub.4 or KOH, and additional silica, to precipitate fluorides and silica as potassium silicofluoride and then removed on separation of the gypsum formed. Optionally, additional silica may be added to the phosphoric acid solution recovered after precipitation and removal of the gypsum, to precipitate additional fluoride as potassium silicofluoride to further purify the phosphoric acid. In a further embodiment sufficient potassium may be added along with additional silica in the acidulation step to produce potassium dihydrogen phosphate and phosphoric acid as additional products. The phosphoric acid and potassium dihydrogen phosphate are recovered substantially free from fluoride contamination and the reaction is carried out in the substantial absence of fluorine evolution into the atmosphere. Also disclosed is a process for conducting a conventional phosphoric acid facility to produce phosphoric acid and gypsum wherein defluorination of the phosphoric acid recovered is achieved by silicon dioxide and K.sub.2 O addition and the fluorides are removed from the system, the process including steps for production of pure phosphoric acid and potassium dihydrogen phosphate.
Abstract translation:通过用硫酸酸化磷酸盐岩产生基本上不含氟化物的磷酸,其中酸化反应在加入的K 2存在下作为带有K2O的化合物,例如, KHSO 4,K 2 SO 4,KH 2 PO 4或KOH和另外的二氧化硅,以氟硅酸钠和二氧化硅的形式沉淀,然后在形成的石膏分离后除去。 任选地,可以在沉淀和除去石膏之后回收的磷酸溶液中加入另外的二氧化硅,以沉淀另外的氟化硅作为氟硅酸钾以进一步纯化磷酸。 在进一步的实施方案中,在酸化步骤中可以连同另外的二氧化硅一起加入足量的钾,以产生磷酸二氢钾和磷酸作为附加产物。 基本上没有氟化物污染物回收磷酸和磷酸二氢钾,并且基本上没有氟进入大气中进行反应。 还公开了一种用于进行常规磷酸设备来生产磷酸和石膏的方法,其中通过二氧化硅和K 2 O添加实现回收的磷酸的脱氟,并且从体系中除去氟化物,该方法包括生产纯的 磷酸和磷酸二氢钾。
Abstract:
Substantially fluoride-free phosphoric acid is produced by the acidulation of phosphate rock with sulfuric acid wherein the acidulation reaction is conducted in the presence of added potassium as K.sub.2 O bearing compounds, e.g. KHSO.sub.4, K.sub.2 SO.sub.4, KH.sub.2 PO.sub.4 or KOH, and additional silica, to precipitate fluorides and silica as potassium silicofluoride and then removed on separation of the gypsum formed. Optionally, additional silica may be added to the phosphoric acid solution recovered after precipitation and removal of the gypsum, to precipitate additional fluoride as potassium silicofluoride to further purify the phosphoric acid. In a further embodiment sufficient potassium may be added along with additional silica in the acidulation step to produce potassium dihydrogen phosphate and phosphoric acid as additional products. The phosphoric acid and potassium dihydrogen phosphate are recovered substantially free from fluoride contamination and the reaction is carried out in the substantial absence of fluorine evolution into the atmosphere. Also disclosed is a process for conducting aconventional phosphoric acid facility to produce phosphoric acid and gypsum wherein defluorination of the phosphoric acid recovered is achieved by silicon dioxide and K.sub.2 O addition and the fluorides are removed from the system, the process including steps for production of pure phosphoric acid and potassium dihydrogen phosphate.
Abstract translation:通过用硫酸酸化磷酸盐岩产生基本上不含氟化物的磷酸,其中酸化反应在加入的K 2存在下作为带有K2O的化合物,例如, KHSO 4,K 2 SO 4,KH 2 PO 4或KOH和另外的二氧化硅,以氟硅酸钠和二氧化硅的形式沉淀,然后在形成的石膏分离后除去。 任选地,可以在沉淀和除去石膏之后回收的磷酸溶液中加入另外的二氧化硅,以沉淀另外的氟化硅作为氟硅酸钾以进一步纯化磷酸。 在进一步的实施方案中,在酸化步骤中可以连同另外的二氧化硅一起加入足量的钾,以产生磷酸二氢钾和磷酸作为附加产物。 基本上没有氟化物污染物回收磷酸和磷酸二氢钾,并且基本上没有氟进入大气中进行反应。 还公开了一种用于进行常规磷酸设备以生产磷酸和石膏的方法,其中通过二氧化硅和K 2 O添加实现回收的磷酸的脱氟,并且从体系中除去氟化物,该方法包括生产纯磷酸的步骤 酸和磷酸二氢钾。
Abstract:
In the manufacture of phosphoric acid by treatment of phosphate ores with excess phosphoric acid and precipitation of calcium ions as calcium sulfate, the purity and quality of the byproduct calcium sulfate is substantially improved by subjecting the monocalcium phosphate extract of the ore before precipitation of calcium sulfate to one or more preliminary treatments, whereby contaminent ions are substantially and preferentially removed from the extract while the calcium remains substantially in solution. These preliminary treatments may include separation of fluoride by reaction with silicon compounds, separation of radium by reaction with barium compounds in the presence of sulfate ions, and separation of strontium as strontium sulfate.
Abstract:
CLOSED POND SYSTEM OR PROCESS FOR ELIMINATING THE CONVENTIONAL POND SYSTEMS OF WET PROCESS PHOSPHORIC ACID COMPLEXES, AND TO REMOVE FLUORINE FROM PROCESS GAS STREAMS, WHEREIN LIQUID EFFLUENTS FROM WET PROCESS PHOSPHORIC ACID COMPLEXES, INCLUDING SCRUBBER LIQUOR FROM GAS SCRUBBING OPERATIONS OF THE COMPLEX, ARE COOLED AND CLARIFIED, AND THE LIQUID FROM THE CLARIFIER, NEUTRALIZED WITH AMMONIA, IS RECYCLED TO THE PHOSPHATE COMPLEX, THE SLUDGE OR SLURRY BEING FILTERED TO REMOVE SOLIDS, THE SOLIDS BEING CALCINED TO DRIVE OFF FLUORINE-CONTAINING GASES. THE CALCINED SOLIDS CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF SODIUM FLUORIDE (NAF) WHICH RECYCLED TO THE CLARIFIER OVERFLOW TO BE MIXED WITH THE LIQUID RETURNED TO THE PHOSPHATE COMPLEX. IN THE PHOSPHATE THE AMMONIATED LIQUID FROM THE CLARIFIER IS USED TO SCRUB PLANT GASES, AND IS MIXED WITH OTHER SCRUBBER LIQUORS FROM THE PLANT, AND RECYCLED AGAIN TO THE COOLING TOWER AND CLARIFIER. THE HF IN THE EFFLUENT PLANT LIQUIDS IS CONVERTED TO SIF4 BY MAINTAINING AN EXCESS OF SIO2, AND THE NAF REACTS WITH THE SIF4 TO FORM NA2SIF6. THE NA2SIF6 IS CALCINED TO PRODUCE NAF AND GASEOUS SIF4, THE LATTER BEING SCRUBBED WITH WATER TO FORM H2SIF6 OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY.