Superphosphate

Manufacturing Steps:
Preparation of Phosphate rock
Mixing with acid
Curing and drying of original slurry by completion of reaction
Packaging of the finished product

Benefits of use acidulation process

1. the reaction rate is faster
2. more efficient use is made of the sulfuric acid and less acid is required
3. a higher grade of product in better condition is obtained
Steps
1. storage of phosphate rock
2. use of surge hopper
3. metering screw
4. cone mixture
5. heat of dilution system
6. conveying system
7. disintegrator
8. completion of reaction
9. fume scrubber
10. product storage
 Triple super phosphate
The material is much more concentrated fertilizer than ordinary superphosphate.
It is containing 45 % to 50% of available P2O5.
Triple superphosphate is made by the action of phosphoric acid on phosphate
rock.
CaF2.3Ca3(PO4)2+14 H3PO4= 10 Ca( H2PO4)2 +2HF
 Process description
❖Pulverized phosphate rock is mixed with phosphoric acid in a two stage reactor.
❖The resultant slurry is sprayed into the granulator.
❖The product from the granulator is sent to the dryer.
❖After drying screening operation is performed to obtain the particular product sizes.
❖Thereafter, products with significant size are forwarded to the cooler to maintain the temperature
condition.
❖Now the oversize materials are sent into the crusher and then cooler.
❖On the other side, under size materials are recycled back to the nongranulated section
❖The final product is conveyed to the bulk storage section where the material is cured for 4 weeks
during that time a complete reaction of acid and rock occurs which increases the availability of
P2O5.
 Electric furnace phosphorous and phosphoric
acid
Elementary phosphorous is manufactured on a large scale using electric furnace phosphorous
production process.
Raw materials:
Phosphate rock, silica and coke:
CaF2.3Ca3(PO4)2+9SiO2+15C= CaF2+6P+15CO
2Ca3(PO4)2+6SiO2+10C= 6CaSiO3+P4+10CO
Silica an essential raw material reacts with water vapor to produce H2SiF6.
CO is employed as the fuel to charge the furnace.
 Electric furnace phosphorous and phosphoric
acid
The produced phosphorous is oxidized to obtain P2O5.
This P2O5 is then dissolved in water to form phosphoric acid.
4P+5O2= 2P2O5
P2O5+3H2O= 2H3PO4
This orthophosphoric acid then is used to manufacture phosphorous enriched fertilizer.
Sodium Phosphate:
Monosodium phosphate (NaH2PO4)
Disodium phosphate (Na2HPO4)
Trisodium phosphate (Na3PO4. 1/2NaOH. 12H2O)
Extraction of potassium chloride
Lithium Hydrogen Phosphate
Sodium Tetraborate
Burkeite