INVESTIGATION OF THE SOLUBILITIES OF SULFATED AND GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK AFTER SULFATION IN H2SO4 SOLUTION

In this study, the effects of temperature and acid concentration on the dissolution of the sulfated and ground after sulfation phosphate samples in sulfuric acid solution obtained after flue gas desulfurization were investigated and the results were compared for both samples. It was observed that the dissolution rate increased as the temperature and acid concentration increased during the dissolution of sulfated and ground after sulfation phosphate samples. It was shown that the dissolution reaction can be divided into two regions, with different rate controlling steps for both samples. The controlling step was determined as pseudo-first order reaction at low conversions and diffusion through the product (ash) layer at high conversions.