Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (3): 47-54.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0295

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Study on thermal decomposition kinetic mechanism and calcination process of phosphorus tailings

ZHOU Qiang(), WU Bin(), CHEN Kui, JI Lijun, WU Yanyang   

  1. School of Chemical Engineering,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China
  • Received:2022-05-14 Online:2023-03-10 Published:2023-03-17

Abstract:

Relatively high content of calcium,magnesium and phosphorus exists in phosphorus tailings.To produce magnesium salt from phosphorus tailings by calcination-leaching process,it is necessary to calcine and decompose phosphorus tailings into CaO and MgO to achieve the purpose of activation and purification.The thermal decomposition mechanism of phosphorus tailings is of great significance to the quality of magnesium salt and selection of calcination process.The thermal decomposition kinetic characteristics and calcination process of phosphorus tailings were explored,so as to provide theoretical guidance for the recycling of phosphorus tailings resources.The results showed that the non isothermal thermal decomposition process of phosphorus tailings could be divided into two stages in the process of heating rate of 10 ℃/min and calcination temperature rising from 25 ℃ to 1 000 ℃.Dolomite was decomposed into the first stage of calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide at 400 ℃ to 500 ℃,and calcium carbonate was decomposed into the second stage of calcium oxide at 700 ℃ to 900 ℃.The corresponding kinetic equations of thermal decomposition were established respectively.The better calcination conditions were calcination temperature of 900 ℃,calcination time of 4 h,heating rate of 15 ℃/min,tailings size of less than 0.150 mm.

Key words: phosphate ore tailings, calcination, thermal decomposition, mechanism, non-isothermal kinetics

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