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MINING METALLURGY & EXPLORATION
卷 38, 期 1, 页码 47-68出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s42461-020-00286-7
关键词
Potash recovery; Bioleaching; Acid leaching; Flotation; Roast leaching
The global demand for potassium is increasing due to agricultural growth. Some countries have soluble potash minerals while others rely on imports. There is potential for commercial potassium production from potassium-bearing rocks/minerals.
This review work reports the recovery of potassium from different rocks and mineral sources. The global demand for potassium is rising consistently due to the growth of agricultural production. A major portion of the world potassium production is consumed in making of fertiliser; however, other uses include those in pharmaceutical, glass, ceramic, food and detergent industries. The availability of soluble potash minerals (sylvite, kainite and carnallite) in different countries like Canada, USA, Israel and Russia makes them as major potash producers, whereas agricultural-based countries like Liberia, Somalia, Central African Republic, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia including India meet their potassium requirement through import only. On the contrary, the availability of huge potassium-bearing rocks/minerals (like nepheline syenite, feldspar, mica, glauconitic sandstone) in these countries containing around 4-17% K2O would be a prospective for commercial production of potassium. The potassium recovery from minerals/rocks is very complicated due to the uniform distribution of potassium throughout the crystal structure. Different physico-chemical separation methods like bioleaching, chemical leaching, flotation and roast leaching have been discussed for the successful recovery of potash values from these rocks/minerals. However, the recovery of potassium from hugely available seawater using the chemical precipitation, solvent extraction, membrane separation and ionic exchange methods is not cost-effective due to the low concentration of potassium.
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