The results of studies of the physico-chemical regularities of the acid decomposition of magnesium-containing raw materials are presented and the optimal technological mode of the individual stages of obtaining magnesium sulfate is determined. It has been established that the process of obtaining magnesium sulfate based on dolomite includes the following stages: decomposition of magnesium-containing raw materials with sulfuric acid; filtration of the resulting suspension with separation of calcium sulfate and insoluble residue and subsequent washing; crystallization and separation of magnesium sulfate; drying the target product. The main technological parameters that determine the stage of sulfuric acid decomposition are: the rate of sulfuric acid, the duration of decomposition, the method and procedure for introducing reagents, the content of magnesium sulfate in the liquid phase of the suspension. In this case, the concentration of sulfuric acid cannot be considered as the main technological parameter, since its numerical value is selected depending on the value of the final content of magnesium sulfate in the liquid phase, which in turn is determined by its solubility in water. It has been proven that the use of a flocculant at the decomposition stage provides an increased filtration rate, improved filtration performance, as well as keeping the filter cloth uncontaminated. The results of chemical and X-ray phase analyzes confirmed that magnesium sulfate obtained from domestic dolomite raw materials in its composition corresponds to magnesium sulfate obtained from foreign types of magnesium-containing raw materials - magnesite, brucite - and fully complies with the requirements of TU 2141016-32496445-00 “Magnesium sulfate”.
The results of studies of the salt composition and physicochemical processes occurring in separate layers (volume) of granules of complex fertilizers based on ammonium phosphates at the stage of storage in the interval up to 180 days are given. The data of chemical and physicochemical studies, as well as the analysis of microphotographs and element-by-element composition of granules showed the absence of a significant gradient of concentrations of individual components in the volume of granules when they arrive from the technological process. The course of secondary conversion processes in the volume of granules during 3 and 6 months of storage was established, leading, in particular, to a significant decrease in the content of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate in the product from 25.41-27.91 to 1.23-3.25 % and urea, as well as the formation of newdouble salts and adducts: (Kχ,(NH4)1-χ)•H2PO4, CO(NH2)2•NH4Cl. The change in the phase composition of the product during long-term storage and the associated chemical interaction between the layers of individual granules is accompanied by an increase in caking. It is established that during 3 and 6 months of storage, the content of the liquid phase increases, which leads to a partial decrease in the content of individual components. The most active process of sorption of water vapor proceeds in the 1st (outer layer) of granules, while fluctuations in its content in deeper layers are within the margin of error. The dependence of the caking of the product on the type of injected nitrogen-containing component and the forms of nitrogen content in it has been established. The results of the study made it possible to recommend ways to reduce caking and improve the physical and mechanical properties of complex fertilizers during their storage and transportation: increasing the molar ratio at the ammoniation stage to values corresponding to the formation of diammonium phosphate; increasing the ratio of ammonium to the amide form of nitrogen; an increase in the proportion of granular urea in the composition of the fertilizer, followed by the complete exclusion of prilled urea.
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