Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (10): 121-127.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0692

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Study on recycling process of potassium from calcium aluminate fly ash

YANG Hongjun1,2,3(), WANG Min1,2,3(), GE Haiwen1,2,3, QIAO Youmin4, QIAO Ziyang4   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,Xining 810008,China
    2.Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes,Xining 810008,China
    3.Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xining 810008,China
    4.Henan Yishuiyuan Water Purification Materials Technology Co. ,Ltd. ,Jiaozuo 454450,China
  • Received:2022-11-22 Online:2023-10-10 Published:2023-10-16
  • Contact: WANG Min E-mail:hjyang@isl.ac.cn;wangmin@isl.ac.cn

Abstract:

Potassium is one of the plant nutrient elements.China is a large agricultural country,meanwhile,China is deficient in potassium.Every year,a large amount of potassium fertilizer(mainly potassium chloride) are imported to meet the needs of agriculture.A solid waste-fly ash is produced in the course of production of calcium aluminate by calcination.The fly ash contains potassium chloride,aphthitalite,syngenite,anhydrite,etc.Among these minerals,potassium chloride and aphthitalite are water-soluble.The content of soluble potassium in the fly ash is as high as about 23.52%,so it′s necessary to recycle the potassium.The results of its mineral characterization and theoretical analysis based on phase-diagram data showed that it was suitable for recycling of potassium to adopt process of thermal dissolution-evaporation-cold crystallization process.Potassium sulfate and potassium chloride could be produced.The investigation of the process condition and optimization were done.The optimal conditions were as follows:the temperature of thermal dissolution and cold crystallization,the liquid-solid ratio,dissolving time were 90 ℃ and 25 ℃,3.4:1,1 h,respectively.After continuous dissolving of 6 times,about 95% of potassium was dissolved.According to composition of the leaching liquid,the amount of water evaporation was as same as the theoretical analysis.And 81.3% of potassium was crystallized under the conditions.The results showed that it was available to recycle the potassium from the fly ash by dissolution-crystallization process to produce potassium sulfate and potassium chloride.

Key words: calcium aluminate, fly ash, soluble potassium, potassium sulfate, potassium chloride

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