Phosphorus recovery and recycling – closing the loop

There is a clear and pressing need to better manage our planet's resources. Phosphorus is a crucial element for life, but the natural phosphorus cycle has been perturbed to such an extent that humanity faces two dovetailing problems: the dwindling supply of phosphate rock as a resource, and the overabundance of phosphate in water systems leading to …Web

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Mineral Resource of the Month: Phosphate Rock

As a mineral resource, "phosphate rock" is defined as unprocessed ore and processed concentrates that contain some form of apatite, a group of calcium …Web

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Minerals | Free Full-Text | Phosphate Rocks: A …

Phosphate rocks are a vital resource for world food supply and security. They are the primary raw material for phosphoric acid and fertilizers used in agriculture, and are increasingly considered to be a …Web

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About 50% of soil-available phosphorus comes from mineral …

For example, 70% of rock phosphate is in Morocco, while there is almost none to be found in Europe. Furthermore, the transformation of rock phosphate releases large amounts of pollution.Web

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Research on Enrichment of P2O5 from Low-Grade …

Acid leaching of phosphate rock was first proposed in 1970s [10, 11], in the hope of avoiding beneficiation losses. In 1990s, some researchers begun to investigate the technique of leaching phosphate …Web

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Phosphate solubilizing epilithic and endolithic bacteria

Rock microbes are capable to solubilize phosphate present in the rocks.. In this study, we focused on the isolation of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from rocks of Murree, Pakistan. Both endolithic and epilithic bacteria were screened for phosphate solubilization. Three bacterial strains were selected based on halozone formation …Web

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Quality of Phosphate Rocks from Various Deposits Used in Wet …

1. Introduction. Phosphate rock (PR) is a naturally occurring ore of sedimentary or igneous origin that has a high concentration of phosphate minerals [1,2].This generally accepted term comprises both the unprocessed phosphate ore as well as the concentrated phosphate products [].The largest sedimentary deposits are found …Web

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Phosphate Rock

A new phosphate rock mine began operation near Spanish Forks, UT, in July 2020. The operating company will market its phosphate rock for direct application to soil for organic farming. Production initially was to be about 5,000 tons per year, eventually increasing to 48,000 tons per year after 5 years. The mine site was developed in the early ...Web

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Phosphate Rock: Origin, Importance, Environmental Impacts and …

Phosphate rock (PR) is an important mineral resource with numerous uses and applications in agriculture and the environment. PR is used in the manufacture of …Web

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Today's (and Tomorrow's?) Phosphate

Significant sedimentary deposits of phosphate rock occur in Idaho, Utah, and, to a lesser degree, Wyoming and Montana. The quality of phosphate rock is most often expressed in P 2 O 5 content, and some of the world's richest phosphate rock deposits contain 30 percent P 2 O 5 or better. Utah contains some of these rich deposits, but some of ...Web

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Minerals | Free Full-Text | Phosphate Rocks: A Review of

Phosphate rocks are a vital resource for world food supply and security. They are the primary raw material for phosphoric acid and fertilizers used in agriculture, and are increasingly considered to be a potential source of rare earth elements. Phosphate rocks occur either as sedimentary deposits or igneous ores associated with alkaline rocks. In …Web

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IPNI Archives; Legislation; Raw Materials & Intermediates; Statistics & Forecasts; Technical; ... Phosphate rock is the primary source of phosphorus and the main raw material for phosphate fertilizers. Along with nitrogen and potassium, phosphorus is one of the three nutrients required in largest...Web

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Florida Phosphate Pollution Stirs Alarm

The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 24, 1976, Page 49 Buy Reprints. ... Polk County is the major producer of phosphate rock in Florida. However, plans to ...Web

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Florida Phosphate Pollution Stirs Alarm

The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 24, 1976, Page 1 Buy Reprints. ... Polk County is the major producer of phosphate rock in Florida. However, plans to ...Web

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Argus/IFA study reaffirms no shortage of phosphate rock

London, UK, April 25, 2023 In the first global review of phosphate rock resources and reserves since 2010, a new study finds that there is enough technically recoverable phosphate for more than 300 years. Global energy and commodity information service Argus has produced a study commissioned by the International Fertilizer Association …Web

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Phosphate Rock

PHOSPHATE ROCK (Data in thousand metric tons unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: In 2022, phosphate rock ore was mined by five companies at nine …Web

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Phosphate Deposit Is Termed Huge

The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from March 15, 1964, Section F, Page 1 Buy Reprints. ... contain some 10 billion tons of phosphate rock, making them the argest ...Web

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122 PHOSPHATE ROCK

PHOSPHATE ROCK (Data in thousand metric tons unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: In 2019, phosphate rock ore was mined by five firms at 10 mines in …Web

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Comparison of Pb(II) Immobilized by Bone Char Meal and Phosphate Rock

Adsorption isotherms and kinetics of aqueous Pb(II) by bone char meal (BM) and phosphate rock (PR) were investigated using batch experiments. Pb removal was characterized and effects of pH and reaction time on Pb removal efficiency by BM/PR were also investigated. Results indicated that Pb removal efficiency by BM and PR is mainly …Web

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Leaching Kinetics of Rare Earth Elements in Phosphoric Acid …

Phosphate rock has been considered as one of the most significant secondary rare-earth resource, and the utilization of rare earth elements (REEs) in phosphate rock has attracted increasing attention. In this study, the leaching kinetics of REEs from a phosphate ore from China was studied with the variation of temperature …Web

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Phosphorus: Essential to Life—Are We Running Out?

Most of the phosphorus used in fertilizer comes from phosphate rock, a finite resource formed over millions of years in the earth's crust. Ninety percent of the world's mined phosphate rock is …Web

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HISTORY: Ever wonder why it's called Ashley PHOSPHATE Road?

From 1869 to the 1940s South Carolina was one of the top five fertilizer-producing states in the nation. South Carolina's phosphate industry was the world leader until the 1890s, when bad politics, bad luck, and bad weather brought on a rapid decline. Although the river industry contributed over $2,805,000 to the treasury between 1870 and ...Web

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Phosphate Rock

The use of phosphate rock requires the removal of impurities, a process specific to the grade of the deposit. Mined phosphate rock is washed, crushed, screened, and floated before chemical processing can take place. Beneficiation steps may include separation of particles, crushing, and grinding to separate the phosphate from other material.Web

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Minerals | Free Full-Text | Phosphate Rocks: A …

Abstract. Phosphate rocks are a vital resource for world food supply and security. They are the primary raw material for phosphoric acid and fertilizers used in agriculture, and are increasingly considered to …Web

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Mineral Resource of the Month: Phosphate Rock

U.S. production of phosphate rock in 2012 was 30.1 million metric tons, valued at $3.08 billion. Total world production of phosphate rock in 2012 was 233 million metric tons. China was the leading producer, with 41 percent of world production, followed by the United States, Morocco and Western Sahara. China, the United States, Morocco, …Web

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Updated Characterization of Dorowa Phosphate Rock Mined in …

For the Dorowa phosphate rock (DPR) in Zimbabwe where economic challenges have affected the viability of phosphate rock mining and led to the closure of the mine twice, there is a need to evaluate if there have been any significant changes in its quality. ... Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science,65(11), 1599–1609. Article Google …Web

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2031 Phosphate Rock Market Analysis: Players, Prospects, and …

The Phosphate Rock Market Research Report offers a thorough historical analysis and extensive industry forecasts from 2023 to 2031 by applications (Fertilizers, Feed and Food Additives, Industrial ...Web

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Phosphorus: Essential to Life—Are We Running Out?

In 2008, phosphate rock prices spiked 800 percent because of higher oil prices, increased demand for fertilizer (due to more meat consumption) and biofuels, and a short-term lack of availability of …Web

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A Tailor Made Approach for the Beneficiation of Phosphate …

Phosphate rocks from different deposits possess a wide range of properties related primarily to the geological origin of the phosphate. In parallel, beneficiation methods for …Web

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Mineralogical Characteristics of Phosphate Tailings for

The mineralogical characteristics of a phosphate tailing were studied, and the occurrence state, mineral types, and embedded characteristics of phosphorus in the phosphate tailings were ascertained. The results show that the main minerals in the phosphate tailings are collophane. The main gangue minerals are quartz, dolomite, …Web

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Phosphate rock: origin, importance, environmental impacts, and …

Phosphate rock (PR) is an important mineral resource with numerous uses and applications in agriculture and the environment. PR is used in the manufacture of detergents, animal feed, and phosphate (PO 4 3–) fertilizers.Leaching or runoff losses from PR products like PO 4 3– fertilizers, animal feeds, and detergents could cause …Web

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Phosphate Rock

The term phosphate rock (or phosphorite) is used to denote any rock with high phosphorus content. The largest and least expensive source of phosphorus is obtained by mining and concentrating phosphate rock …Web

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From rock-stable to reactive phosphorus | Science

The industrial reduction of phosphate requires high temperatures (1400° to 1600°C) and addition of other materials, such as silica and coke (a carbon source), to create strong new element-oxygen bonds that offset the energy costs associated with removing P–O bonds ().Geeson and Cummins's approach begins with phosphoric acid, which is …Web

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Phosphate Rock | ScienceDirect

Phosphate Rock: An Industry in Transition takes an interdisciplinary approach to dealing with the phosphate rock chain and its exploration, extraction, processing, fertilizer …Web

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Phosphate Rock

The book surveys the changes in technology, including many game-changing innovations that could transform mining. Key features. Readership. Table of contents. Product details. Purchase Phosphate Rock - 1st Edition. Print Book & E-Book. ISBN 9780323959841, 9780323959834.Web

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Phosphate Rocks | IntechOpen

Apatite [Ca 5 (PO 4,CO 3) 3 (OH,F,Cl)] is the most abundant phosphate mineral, which accounts for more than 95% of all phosphorus in the Earth's crust and is found as an accessory mineral in most rock types 1. A rock may be best defined as any mineral or aggregate of minerals that forms an essential part of the Earth [].Apatite is …Web

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