Reaction crystallization of struvite in a continuous DTM type crystallizer with a compressed air driven jet pump

• Authors: Andrzej Matynia , Agata Mazieńczuk , Krzysztof Piotrowski , Bogusława Wierzbowska , Nina Hutnik , Anna Kozik
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Experimental tests covering the production of struvite MgNH4PO4·6H2O from water solutions containing 1.0 mass % of phosphate(V) ions using magnesium and ammonium ions in stoichiometric proportions were carried out in a crystallizer of 1.2 dm3 working volume. The process temperature was 298 K. Struvite crystals of mean size Lm from ca. 14 to ca. 38 μm were produced depending on the process environment's pH (9-11) and the mean residence time of suspension in a crystallizer, τ (900-3600 s). In such defined process conditions the linear growth rate of struvite crystals changed from 1.45·10-8 m/s (pH 9, τ 900 s) to 2.06·10-9 m/s (pH 11, τ 3600 s) while the nucleation rate from 5.1·107 to 3.2·109 1/(sm3). Crystal product of the most advantageous granular characteristics was produced at pH 9 and the mean residence time 3600 s. Within this product population the largest sizes reached above 200 μm while the number of crystals smaller than 3 mm was kept below 6%.

Keywords

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continuous DTM crystallizer; jet pump; compressed air; reaction crystallization; phosphates(V) removal; struvite; crystal size distribution; SIG kinetic model

• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 46-53

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2011

online

16 - 6 - 2011

Contributors

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Andrzej Matynia

• Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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Agata Mazieńczuk

• Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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Krzysztof Piotrowski

• Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, ks. M. Strzody 7, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland

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Bogusława Wierzbowska

• Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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Nina Hutnik

• Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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Anna Kozik

• Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10026-011-0023-8