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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2022, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (11): 1169-1178.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2022.11.004

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Regulation of crystal form and morphology of gypsum during two-step preparation of KH2PO4 via Ca(H2PO42-H3PO4-K2SO4 system

Ye Wencai1,2,Wu Qin1,Yi Yun1,2,Yu Wen3,Cao Jianxin1,2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Guizhou Province for Green Chemical Industry and Clean Energy Technology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
    3. Guizhou Provincial Building Materials Product Quality Inspection and Testing Institute, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, China
  • Received:2022-07-11 Revised:2022-10-28 Online:2022-11-22 Published:2022-11-22
  • Contact: Jianxin Cao E-mail:jxcao@gzu.edu.cn.

Abstract:

In Ca(H2PO42-H3PO4-K2SO4 system, α-calcium sulfate was made as a by-product during the production of KH2PO4 through regulating the two-step crystallization reaction including the crystallization of CaSO4·2H2O at lower temperature and the crystal transformation from CaSO4·2H2O to CaSO4·0.5H2O at higher temperature. The effects of reaction conditions on the crystal formation and morphology of CaSO4, the yields of phosphorus and potassium, and the decalcification rate in the two-step crystallization process were studied. The results showed that, the preparation parameters such as reaction temperature, reaction time, K2SO4 solution concentration, SO42- excess coefficient, CaO/P2O5 molar ratio and P2O5 content significantly influenced the morphology of CaSO4 crystal, the yields of phosphorus and potassium, and the decalcification rate. When the first-step reaction and crystallization was operated at 70 ℃ for 60 min and the second-step crystallization transformation was operated at 102 ℃ for 5.0 h under the conditions of K2SO4 concentration being 10%, SO42- excess coefficient of 1.2, CaO/P2O5 ratio of 0.20 and P2O5 content of 25%, the yield of potassium and the yield of phosphorus and the decalcification rate of filtrate were 98.35%, 91.43% and 89.74%, respectively. The crystal form of the gypsum sample thus prepared was α-CaSO4·0.5H2O, and the morphology was hexagonal conical short column. The 2-hour-flexural-strength and absolute dry compressive strength reached 5.70 MPa and 35.07 MPa, respectively, which matched with the α30 level of the α-high-strength gypsum industry standard. The purity of the produced potassium dihydrogen phosphate was higher than 80%.

Key words: Ca(H2PO42-H3PO4-K2SO4 system, one-step crystallization, two-step crystal transformation

CLC Number: 

  • TQ177