RECOVERY OF COMMERCIAL SUBSTANCES FROM APATITE MINERAL

A method for recovery of commercial substances from apatite mineral comprises dissolving (S10) of apatite mineral in an acid comprising hydrochloride. The dissolution gives a first liquid solution comprising phosphate, calcium and chloride ions. The first liquid solution is treated (S20) into a seco...

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Hauptverfasser:	WESTLUND, Viktoria, ROYEN, Hugo, TUNSU, Cristian, VAN DER WERF, Angela, COHEN, Yariv
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM,CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THERARE-EARTH METALS COMPOUNDS THEREOF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY METALLURGY NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for recovery of commercial substances from apatite mineral comprises dissolving (S10) of apatite mineral in an acid comprising hydrochloride. The dissolution gives a first liquid solution comprising phosphate, calcium and chloride ions. The first liquid solution is treated (S20) into a second liquid solution comprising calcium and chloride ions. This treatment in turn comprises extracting (S22) of a major part of the phosphate ions with an organic solvent. A bleed solution is removed (S30) from the second solution. Solid gypsum comprising at least 70% in a di-hydrate crystal form is precipitated (S40) from the second solution. This precipitation of solid gypsum comprises adding (S42) the second solution and sulfuric acid simultaneously into a continuous-stirred reactor in the presence of gypsum crystals. Thereby, the precipitation of solid gypsum gives a third liquid solution comprising hydrochloride. An arrangement for recovery of commercial substances from apatite mineral is also presented.