PHOSPHOGYPSUM: A Review of the Florida Institute of …

While most of the rest of the world looked at phosphogypsum as a valuable raw material and developed processes to utilize it in chemical manufacture and building …

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Radioactivity and elemental composition of phosphogypsum produced …

Of the information available, most is for phosphogypsum produced from Florida phosphate rock (Rutherford et al. 1994). The heavy metal content and ra- dionuclide content of phosphogypsum can vary greatly depending on the phosphate rock source, and to a lesser extent on other factors such as differences in process plant …

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A review on the environmental impact of phosphogypsum …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of phosphate fertilizer production that contains radioactive and hazardous elements. This review evaluates the geochemical …

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Phosphogypsum circular economy considerations: A critical …

Nearly 300 million t of phosphogypsum (PG) are produced every year as a byproduct from phosphate fertilizer production worldwide. Approximately 58% of the PG are stacked, 28% are discharged in coastal waters and only 14% are further processed. ... The s-PGs usually have higher SiO 2 contents than the m-PGs with the exception of the …

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Phosphogypsum: potential uses and problems – a review

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product produced during the wet process of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) production from natural phosphate rocks. Approximately 4–6 tons of PG is produced per ton of ...

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Realising the circular phosphorus economy delivers for …

Imminent Failure of Phosphogypsum Stack in Tampa Bay Exposes Phosphate Industry Risks Catastrophic Wastewater Release Highlights Need for Federal Action. 1 (Center for Biological Diversity ...

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Efficient precipitation of soluble phosphorus impurities in the

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Efficient precipitation of soluble phosphorus impurities in the recycling of phosphogypsum to produce hemihydrate gypsum" by Wenyan Zhang et al. Skip to search form Skip to main ... Deep removal of phosphate impurities in phosphogypsum by two-step crystal transformation for use as …

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Realising the circular phosphorus economy delivers for …

During the process of phosphoric acid production, the potentially hazardous waste by-product phosphogypsum, hydrated calcium sulfate, is produced at a quantity …

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Reaction between calcium phosphate and fluoride in phosphogypsum

Phosphogypsum is the principal by-product produced by the wet processes involved in the manufacture of phosphoric acid, and generally contains an amount of fluoride that needs to be fixed or removed.

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Properties, Purification, and Applications of Phosphogypsum: …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product produced during the wet process of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) production from natural phosphate rocks. Approximately 4–6 …

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Radiation and Phosphogypsum

The solid portion is known as phosphogypsum. • Phosphogypsum produced in North Florida contains roughly 5 – 10 picocuries per gram (pCi/g) of radium while phosphogypsum from Central Florida contains about 20 – 35 pCi/g radium. ... radioactivity in the stacked phosphogypsum is actually less than what was in the original …

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Phosphate, phosphoric acid and phosphogypsum natural …

The concentrations of 238U, 226Ra, 232Th and 40K maintained in phosphate rock (PR), phosphoric acid (PA) and phosphogypsum (PG) samples and its possible radiation hazards, have been measured. The radionuclides in phosphate rock have been redistributed unsymmetrically between phosphoric acid and …

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Effective and innovative procedures to use phosphogypsum …

Phosphogypsum (PG) waste is a by-product generated from wet-process phosphoric acid (H3PO4) manufacturing during phosphate rock decomposition. Worldwide, the annual production of PG ranges between 100 and 300 million tons, with only a few quantities utilized in several application domains (about 15%), the unused PG is usually …

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Natural radioactivity assessment of a phosphate fertilizer …

The phosphogypsum and rock phosphate samples were analysed for the estimation of radioactivity in them along with the soil samples. The results for activity concentration of 238 U, 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K in the samples were compared with other studies carried out worldwide. Table 2 shows the wide variation of activity concentrations …

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Radioactive Material From Fertilizer Production

Phosphate rock contains the mineral phosphorus, an ingredient used in some fertilizers to help plants grow strong roots. …

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Phosphogypsum circular economy considerations: A critical …

This article reviews the physical-chemical properties and environmental impacts of phosphogypsum (PG), a byproduct from phosphate fertilizer production. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities of PG reuse and management in a circular …

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Phosphogypsum: Properties and Potential Use in Agriculture

Phosphogypsum is a by-product of phosphate fertilizer production and a source of calcium, sulphur, and phosphorus for plants. It can be used as a fertilizer or …

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Roles of various composts based on phosphate flotation …

The use of composts promotes plant growth and physiology as a promising sustainable strategy. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of phosphate flotation waste (PFW) and phosphogypsum (PPG) composts on the growth and physiology of tomato plants under two water regimes (40% field capacity (FC) and …

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Phosphogypsum Stacks

Phosphogypsum Stacks. ... There is also an abundance of flue gas desulfurization gypsum produced as a by-product of coal-fired power plants. As a result, the market for the phosphogypsum generated by the chemical processing of phosphate rock has traditionally been limited. It has traditionally been piled on land. This was the least …

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Phosphogypsum: potential uses and problems – a …

Phosphogypsum (PG: CaSO4·2H2O) is a waste product generated by the phosphate industry. World production of this waste exceeds 200 million tonnes per year.

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Preparation of gypsum with high purity and whiteness from phosphogypsum …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a hazardous industrial solid waste product from the wet phosphate industry 1,2. The widespread deposition of that fine, light- to dark-grey, powder with a slight odor and ...

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TENORM: Fertilizer and Fertilizer Production Wastes | US EPA

Phosphate production generates huge amounts of phosphogypsum wastes, nearly 48 million MTs in 1988 alone. Industry estimates that 5.2 tons of …

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Recycling of phosphogypsum and clay by-products from phosphate …

1. Introduction. Phosphogypsum (PG) is a waste obtained through the chemical reaction of sulfuric acid with phosphate rock during the production of phosphoric acid [1].PG is composed mainly of gypsum (CaSO 4 ⋅2 H 2 O), but contains also small amounts of impurities such as phosphorus pentoxide, organic matter, heavy metals, and …

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Recycling of phosphogypsum and clay by-products from phosphate …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a waste obtained through the chemical reaction of sulfuric acid with phosphate rock during the production of phosphoric acid [1]. PG is composed mainly of gypsum (CaSO 4 ⋅2 H 2 O), but contains also small amounts of impurities such as phosphorus pentoxide, organic matter, heavy metals, and radioactive …

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Treatment of phosphogypsum waste produced from phosphate …

Treatment of phosphogypsum waste produced from phosphate ore processing J Hazard Mater. 2013 Jan 15;244-245:596-602. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.053. Epub 2012 Nov 2. Authors H El-Didamony 1, H S Gado, N S Awwad, M M Fawzy, M F Attallah. Affiliation 1 Chemistry Department ...

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Sustainable Utilization of Phosphogypsum in Multi-Solid …

This study contributes to sustainable construction practices by exploring the use of phosphogypsum, a commonly discarded byproduct, in the production of recycled aggregates. Addressing both environmental and economic aspects of sustainability, we investigate the feasibility of employing phosphogypsum as a primary raw material, in …

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A Novel Process to Recover Gypsum from Phosphogypsum

The test samples used in this study were taken from phosphogypsum produced by a phosphorus chemical enterprise in the Deyang Region, Sichuan Province, China. The content of CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O in the phosphogypsum was 80.65%, and the whiteness was 27.68. The water content of the phosphogypsum was less than 5%, …

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Exploring the potential reuse of phosphogypsum: A waste …

Phosphogypsum (PG), the main industrial by-product of phosphate fertilizer industry, primarily consists of calcium sulfate dihydrate. However, it contains various impurities with variable quantities depending on the origin of the phosphate rock. These impurities can restrict the reuse of phosphogypsum as a secondary primary …

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Comprehensive Utilization of Phosphogypsum and …

Phosphogypsum is a by-product of phosphoric acid industrial production, and its stacking volume is increasing year by year, which brings a great threat to the environment and agricultural safety. The way of comprehensive utilization of phosphogypsum was described, and the mechanism of phosphogypsum producing cement, preparing …

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Recycling of phosphogypsum and clay by-products from phosphate …

DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134262 Corpus ID: 265548719; Recycling of phosphogypsum and clay by-products from phosphate mines for sustainable alkali-activated construction materials

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Top 10 Phosphate Countries by Production (Updated 2024)

2. Morocco Mine production: 35 million metric tons. As the second largest phosphate-producing country, Morocco produced 35 million metric tons of the fertilizer in 2023, down from 39 million MT in ...

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