The kinetics of the dissolution of phosphate rock and the crystallization of calcium sulfates,
which occurs at the end of the reaction, were investigated in sulfuric acid solutions. The samples
used in experiments were obtained from Mazıdaǧı, Mardin, Turkey. The effects of the particle
size, solid-to-liquid ratio, gas flow rate, and reaction temperature on the dissolution process
were determined. A mathematical model in the following form, including the effects of parameters
was established to express the dissolution kinetics of phosphate ore: −ln(1 − X) = kt
m
. The
activation energy for the process was found to be 29.66 kJ·mol-1.
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