Methods of decomposing middle- and low-grade phosphate ore with double acids to produce polyphosphoric acid

Abstract

A method of decomposing any phosphate ore with hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid to produce polyphosphoric acid is provided. The method includes: decomposing the phosphate ore with the hydrochloric acid to produce calcium chlorophosphate, decomposing the calcium chlorophosphate with the sulfuric acid by utilization of a hemihydrate-dihydrate method or a dihydrate method to produce phosphoric acid with a high concentration, desulfurizing, concentrating and polymerizing to obtain industrial polyphosphoric acid. Another method includes purifying the calcium chlorophosphate, decomposing with the sulfuric acid by utilization of a hemihydrate-dihydrate method or a dihydrate method, producing the phosphoric acid with a high concentration, desulfurizing, concentrating and polymerizing to obtain low-arsenic polyphosphoric acid. Calcium chlorophosphate mother liquor is salted out to obtain chloride through feeding HCl, and is returned to the e phosphate ore decomposing step. Rare earth, iodine, uranium, and other useful elements in the phosphate ore is enriched and extracted. The chloride and silicon slag are prepared into a high-activity silicon fertilizer by intermediate-temperature calcination. A byproduct HCl gas is fed into calcium chlorophosphate mother liquor of the next cycle to salt out the chloride, thus forming a closed cycle process. Water is added into phosphogypsum, pulped, and washed to obtain high-quality gypsum.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the category of hydrochloric acid wet-process phosphoric acid and its purification technology Background technique [0002] Phosphate rock can be decomposed by nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid. The nitric acid method has not been widely used because it requires a large amount of stainless steel and platinum metal catalysts to build a plant, and the production cost is also higher. The hydrochloric acid method is rarely used by people because of its strong corrosion on equipment and low acid concentration. It was only after the 1960s that hydrochloric acid wet-process phosphoric acid technology was promoted into large-scale production at home and abroad, but the application The scope and product variety are very limited. The most abroad are hydrochloric acid decomposition of high-grade phosphate rock, and organic solvent extraction to purify phosphoric acid. In the 1970s, more than 40 hydrochloric acid feed calci...

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Sulfuric acid wet-process phosphoric acid occupies an absolute dominant position at home and abroad. The process and equipment of this method are relatively simple. The disadvantage is that only rich ore and good ore can be used to produce phosphoric acid P 2 o 5 The concentration is lower and the impurity content is higher, so it is difficult to comprehensively extract the useful associated elements in phosphate rock. Because the iron-aluminum phosphate in it is in a metastable state, it will continue to precipitate during storage and transportation and block the pipeline valve, which is difficult Phosphoric acid as a commodity for long-distance transportation can only be produced locally and processed into fertilizer or feed phosphate. It is more difficult to purify industrial-grade, food-grade phosphoric acid, and the loss of phosphorus is greater. Pho

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