Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (4): 111-117.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0356

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Study on purification of phosphogypsum by reverse flotation of octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride and its removal mechanism of quartz

ZHAO Mengyan1(), CHEN Junwu2, WANG Xun2, WEI Na1, WENG Xiaoqing1(), CHEN Yingxin1   

  1. 1. Wuhan Institute of Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
    2. Hubei Yihua Group,Yichang 443000,China
  • Received:2024-06-25 Online:2025-04-10 Published:2025-04-21
  • Contact: WENG Xiaoqing E-mail:1693356833@qq.com;xiaoqingw@163.com

Abstract:

The existence of impurities such as silicon and organic matter in phosphogypsum seriously restricts the value-added utilization of phosphogypsum.Based on this,phosphogypsum as the by-product of a phosphorus chemical enterprise in Hubei Province was studied.The removal of impurities such as quartz and organic matter in phosphogypsum was studied by synchronous reverse flotation combined with pre-screening process,using octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride(1831) as desilication agent.The mechanism of 1831 was investigated by XRD,Zeta potential,contact Angle and XPS analysis.The results showed that the process combined with pre-screening and synchronous reverse flotation could effectively improve the quality of phosphogypsum concentrate.Under the optimal process conditions of screening at 178 μm,decolorizing agent TC-3 of 600 g/t,decolorizing agent 1831 of 100 g/t and rotating speed of 1 800 r/min,phosphogypsum concentrate could be achieved with the CaSO4·2H2O content of 94.543% and whiteness of 58.07%.The mechanism analysis showed that 1831 formed selective adsorption on quartz surface through hydrogen bonding,and then significantly enhanced the hydrophobicity and floatability of quartz.

Key words: phosphogypsum, reverse flotation, desiliconization and purification, quaternary ammonium salt

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