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Phosphorus and Phosphates

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Phosphate rock extraction from its ore, and its subsequent conversion into fertilizer materials and industrial chemicals, is a relatively mature art. While production of phosphoric acid from sedimentary phosphate rock via the “wet process” dominates the industry, the geology and mineralogy of source rock varies, and many processing choices are available. Changing global economics, social and environmental pressures affect modern market conditions. This chapter discusses phosphate mineralogy, deposits, mining, beneficiation, production, value, chemical processing technologies, products, by-products, and environmental factors.

Previous editions by D. W. Leyshon and G. A. Gruber have been updated. Additional review and data were provided by G. M. Lloyd, G. Albarelli and P. Zhang

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  1. Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute, Florida Polytechnic University, 1855 West Main Street, Bartow, Florida, 33830-7718, USA

    Brian K. Birky

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    Tilak V. Bommaraju

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Birky, B.K. (2017). Phosphorus and Phosphates. In: Kent, J., Bommaraju, T., Barnicki, S. (eds) Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_20

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