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Solvent extraction for cleaning phosphoric acid in fertilizer production

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Phosphorites of sedimentary origin utilized in manufacturing of fertilizer contain uranium, thorium and products of their radioactive decay, as well as health-endangering compounds of cadmium, arsenic and fluorides. Some of them may transit into the phosphoric acid, when breaking down the phosphorites with sulphuric, acid, and then into the fertilizer. The purpose of the phosphoric acid cleaning is its decontamination from uranium and thorium as well as the removal of toxic cadmium. The above task can be achieved by solvent extraction. The paper presents the results of the extraction of uranium and cadmium from phosphoric acid using polyalkyl phosphasene and trioctyl amine, respectively. The extraction kinetics, equilibrium distribution of uranium and cadmium within the phases, the effect of extractant concentrations and temperature of the process is also discussed. The technological schemes for cleaning phosphoric acid from uranium and cadmium are given.

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  1. All-Russian Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 33, Kashirskoe Shosse, 115230, Moscow, Russia

    J. I. Skorovarov, L. I. Ruzin, A. V. Lomonosov & G. K. Tselitschev

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Skorovarov, J.I., Ruzin, L.I., Lomonosov, A.V. et al. Solvent extraction for cleaning phosphoric acid in fertilizer production. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 229, 111–A117 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389457

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