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Precipitation of Phosphate from Calcium Phosphate Solutions by Iron Oxide and Aluminum Hydroxide
Author(s) -
Taylor A. W.,
Gurney E. L.,
Moreno E. C.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1964.03615995002800010028x
Subject(s) - phosphate , chemistry , goethite , inorganic chemistry , dissolution , precipitation , gibbsite , ferric , iron phosphate , calcium , amorphous calcium phosphate , hydroxide , magnesium , phosphate minerals , boehmite , aluminium , nuclear chemistry , adsorption , biochemistry , physics , organic chemistry , meteorology
Aluminum hydroxide is the principal reagent in the precipitation of phosphate from fertilizers in acid soils. Iron oxide is much less reactive unless it is very finely divided. In cold phosphate solutions, clay minerals are stable in comparison with hydrated iron and aluminum oxides. The amounts of dicalcium phosphate, calcium aluminum phosphate, and amorphous aluminum phosphate that are precipitated when gibbsite dissolves in potassium‐free acidic calcium phosphate solutions depend upon the rate of dilution of the solution. Amorphous ferric phosphate and calcium ferric phosphate are formed during the dissolution of goethite, but, unless the soil contains a large amount of reactive iron oxide, most of the phosphate will be precipated as aluminum compounds.