This invention provides a method for preparing
calcium ferrite from steel
slag and desulfurized
gypsum through
sodium transformation. The method includes: leaching steel
slag with water, separating the
solid and liquid phases to obtain steel
slag A and a
potassium chloride-containing solution S1; adding limestone
powder to the desulfurized
gypsum, mixing thoroughly, and
drying to obtain
anhydrous gypsum B; mixing,
grinding, and calcining steel slag A,
anhydrous gypsum B, and an
alkali metal carbonate additive to obtain clinker; leaching the clinker with water, separating the
solid and liquid phases to obtain a
solid phase G1 and a
sulfate-rich solution S2; washing and
drying the solid phase G1 to obtain
calcium ferrite; adding a soluble
calcium salt to solution S2 to initiate a metathesis reaction, separating the solid and liquid phases to obtain a solid phase G2 and an
alkali metal salt solution; dehydrating the solid phase G2 to obtain β-
hemihydrate calcium
sulfate; and evaporating and crystallizing the
alkali metal salt solution to obtain the alkali
metal salt. This invention achieves synergistic value-added utilization of steel slag and desulfurized gypsum, allowing the alkali
metal salt to be recycled back to the
calcination process. The process is simple, the
reaction conditions are mild, and it is easy to scale up for continuous industrial production.