Abstract
Reactive silica additives, such as clays, can increase the filterability of phosphogypsum (PG) during wet phosphoric acid production from phosphate rock (PR). In this study, the effect of adding inexpensive fly ash waste (34 kg per t PR) together with lower quantities of pure silica (8.5 kg per t PR) on the radioactivity of PG was investigated. The addition of fly ash waste/pure silica reduced the radiological activity of the PG by roughly 30%. The reduction was attributed to decreased activities from 238U (60% reduction) and 226Ra (30% reduction) in PG. Besides, P2O5 losses were slightly decreased.
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