Leaching calcium from phosphogypsum desulfurization slag by using ammonium chloride solution: Thermodynamics and kinetics study

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2019.08.006

Abstract

Abstract: Phosphogypsum (PG) desulfurization slag is a calcium-rich residue from reductive decomposition of PG using sulfur as the reductant. We proposed a technology of preparation light calcium carbonate with PG desulfurization slag, which mainly contains two steps:leaching and carbonizing. In this work, we concentrated on the former, in which ammonium chloride aqueous solution was utilized as leaching agent to extract calcium from the slag, and conducted thermodynamics and kinetics study on it. FactSage software was employed to do thermodynamic and phase equilibrium diagram calculations. The influence of leaching conditions including agitation speed, initial concentration of leaching solution, reaction temperature, and liquid/solid ratio on the calcium leaching rate was discussed in detail by means of experiment optimal design. A kinetic model developed from the shrinking core model was given to describe the leaching process. The apparent kinetic activation energy (E_a) of the leaching reaction was calculated to be 10.58 kJ·mol^-1.

Key words: PG desulfurization slag, Leaching process, Thermodynamics, Kinetic model

摘要： Phosphogypsum (PG) desulfurization slag is a calcium-rich residue from reductive decomposition of PG using sulfur as the reductant. We proposed a technology of preparation light calcium carbonate with PG desulfurization slag, which mainly contains two steps:leaching and carbonizing. In this work, we concentrated on the former, in which ammonium chloride aqueous solution was utilized as leaching agent to extract calcium from the slag, and conducted thermodynamics and kinetics study on it. FactSage software was employed to do thermodynamic and phase equilibrium diagram calculations. The influence of leaching conditions including agitation speed, initial concentration of leaching solution, reaction temperature, and liquid/solid ratio on the calcium leaching rate was discussed in detail by means of experiment optimal design. A kinetic model developed from the shrinking core model was given to describe the leaching process. The apparent kinetic activation energy (E_a) of the leaching reaction was calculated to be 10.58 kJ·mol^-1.

关键词: PG desulfurization slag, Leaching process, Thermodynamics, Kinetic model

Yanjun Zhong, Ting Shi, Qiuge Chen, Xiushan Yang, Dehua Xu, Zhiye Zhang, Xinlong Wang, Benhe Zhon. Leaching calcium from phosphogypsum desulfurization slag by using ammonium chloride solution: Thermodynamics and kinetics study[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(1): 208-215.

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