Production of granular ammonium polyphosphate from wet-process p

Details Production of granular ammonium polyphosphate from wet-process p Production of granular ammonium polyphosphate from wet-process p

1985-10-15

1986-07-22

Doll, John

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Phosphorus or compound thereof

Oxygen containing

71 34, 71 43, 423315, C01B 1516, C01B 2526

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046018913

ABSTRACT:
An improved process for the production of granular ammonium polyphosphate fertilizer of a nominal 11-56-0 grade resulting from the pressure ammoniation of phosphoric acid without the use of a preneutralizer and using a specially designed pipe reactor to effect coating and granulation of an anhydrous melt onto cascading granules of ammonium polyphosphate with polyphosphate contents thereof ranging from about 15 percent to 30 percent of the total P.sub.2 O.sub.5. The instant invention defines the operating parameters which allow for the practice of a process wherein there is essentially no degradation in the amount of P.sub.2 O.sub.5 values produced as polyphosphate in the melt as said melt is further processed in the remaining steps therein through the step of product recovery, i.e., we have discovered the parameters for operating a process wherein essentially no hydrolysis of the polyphosphate P.sub.2 O.sub.5 values in the melt occurs. In addition, because of the low moisture content of the melt as produced and provisions for the removal of that remaining in said melt as it is processed in the granulator, the requirement for the dryer that is normally required and used in most conventional processes is eliminated. The product is physically and chemically structured so that it is harder than similar grade granules made in accordance with the dictates and teachings of conventional processes. The product resulting from practice of the instant invention contains more polyphosphate than similar products made by ammoniation of wet-process orthophosphoric acids. The high quality product resulting from the practice of the preferred embodiments of the instant invention is dust-free, not agglomerated, and well suited for direct use in bulk blends or as starting materials for the production of high-quality suspension fertilizers.

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