Innovations in Di-Hydrate Phosphoric Acid Plant Design for the 2020s

Wet process phosphoric acid plant design is well known, secrets are few and far in-between. The most common design when looking at world-wide production is Di-Hydrate. There are reasons for this fact, but those merits are not discussed herein. Despite the ubiquity and maturity in the state of design, there are still innovations yet to come. Over the past few decades, many physical improvements to equipment have been made as well as advances in digital controls. These have changed the face of our plants both in efficiencies and capacities. Even with this maturity of the industry, and past advancements in processing, there is still room for improvement. This presentation will discuss some of the newer developments as well as discussing some of the barriers for further development.