[HTML][HTML] Phosphogypsum circular economy considerations: A critical review from more than 65 storage sites worldwide

E Bilal, H Bellefqih, V Bourgier, H Mazouz… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nearly 300 million t of phosphogypsum (PG) are produced every year as a byproduct from
phosphate fertilizer production worldwide. Approximately 58% of the PG are stacked, 28 …

Waste rock reprocessing to enhance the sustainability of phosphate reserves: A critical review

H Amar, M Benzaazoua, A Elghali, R Hakkou… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuous and growing demand for phosphate, especially by the fertilizer industry, has
increased the exploitation rate of high-grade phosphate ores extracted from phosphate …

Phosphate rocks: A review of sedimentary and igneous occurrences in Morocco

R El Bamiki, O Raji, M Ouabid, A Elghali… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phosphate rocks are a vital resource for world food supply and security. They are the
primary raw material for phosphoric acid and fertilizers used in agriculture, and are …

Valorization of phosphogypsum in cement-based materials: Limits and potential in eco-efficient construction

BRS Calderón-Morales, A García-Martínez… - Journal of building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a type of synthetic gypsum generated during the production of
phosphoric acid. Each ton of phosphoric acid generates 5 tons of phosphogypsum. This …

Recycling of phosphate mine tailings for the production of geopolymers

S Moukannaa, M Loutou, M Benzaazoua… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phosphate sludge is a fine by-product produced with large quantities during ore phosphate
beneficiation (washing and flotation), and deposited in surface impoundment without …

Global rare earth element resources: A concise review

P Chen, ES Ilton, Z Wang, KM Rosso, X Zhang - Applied Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Deposits enriched in rare earth elements (REEs) are abundant and diverse in mineralogy,
but those of current economic value have extremely limited geographic distribution. Due to …

Evidence for the accumulation of toxic metal (loid) s in agricultural soils impacted from long-term application of phosphate fertilizer

J Hu, Z Wang, GDZ Williams, GS Dwyer… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phosphate fertilizers may contain elevated concentrations of toxic metals and metalloids and
therefore, their excessive application can result in the accumulation of both phosphorus (P) …

Lead isotopes and rare earth elements geochemistry of global phosphate rocks: Insights into depositional conditions and environmental tracing

Z Wang, R Hill, G Williams, GS Dwyer, J Hu, E Schnug… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphate rock bears both geologically and environmentally significant information. Rare
earth elements and yttrium (ie, REY) characteristics have been commonly used for …

Episodic intensification of marine phosphorus burial over the last 80 million years

J Peng, D Li, SW Poulton, GJ O'Sullivan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Marine phosphatization events cause episodic carbonate fluorapatite (CFA) precipitation on
seamounts, and are commonly linked to growth hiatuses in ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) crusts …

Rock phosphate solubilizing potential of soil microorganisms: advances in sustainable crop production

B Khoshru, AF Nosratabad, D Mitra, M Chaithra… - Bacteria, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important elements required for crop production. The
ideal soil pH for its absorption by plants is about 6.5, but in alkaline and acidic soils, most of …