Emerging technology for utilizing phosphorus sludge
- James C. Barber and Associates, Inc., Florence, AL (United States)
This paper outlines a program at the Tennessee Valley Authority plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to recycle phosphorus sludge produced by phosphate smelting. The recovery of phossy water and elemental phosphorus is addressed, as well as the recycle of inorganic solids from precipitator dust. Two processes for phossy water recycle were developed, which included separating phosphorus sludge from phossy water, waste clarification, and fluorine concentration control. The phossy water was used to make orthophosphate suspension fertilizer. For the recovery of elemental phosphorus, centrifuging and distillation were investigated. Centrifuging recovered 80 percent of the phosphorus in the sludge, but was difficult to operate and emitted toxic fumes. The pilot plant still did not completely volatilize the phosphorus, but was an improvement over other industry stills. A patented process for recycling precipitator dust is briefly described. It is estimated that the waste processing and recovery program will have a value of approximately $100 million, including the value of elemental phosphorus and the recovery of 93 acres of land.
- OSTI ID:
- 210201
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9509139-; TRN: 95:008324-0041
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. ACS special symposium: emerging technologies in hazardous waste management, Atlanta, GA (United States), 17-20 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Emerging technologies in hazardous waste management VII; Tedder, D.W. [ed.]; PB: 1352 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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