Abstract
Mineral fertilizer production is one of the most profitable industries in the world. To manufacture fertilizer, phosphate rock is converted into phosphoric acid by solubilization with sulfuric acid. In the process, a large volume of phosphogypsum, a by-product, is produced. The use of phosphogypsum is a win–win solution for the fertilizer industry because it would otherwise be stored or dumped in stacks. Major uses of phosphogypsum are the production of building construction materials such as bricks and blocks, as soil stabilization amendments, as cement binder, as sulfur polymer cement, as cement retarder, for road construction, and for shoreline restoration. Phosphogypsum is considered a naturally occurring radioactive material. Therefore, the feasible proposition of recovering uranium from phosphoric acid is also covered in this chapter.
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