Pilot superphosphate production from raw Sheikh Habil phosphate ore
Author: Moein Kansaran Toos —
For the first time in Iran, single and triple superphosphate were produced at pilot scale from raw ore of the Sheikh Habil phosphate mine without a concentration stage.
R&D result
Using raw ore from the company's Sheikh Habil phosphate mine, the MKT R&D unit produced single superphosphate (SSP) at 21% P2O5 and triple superphosphate (TSP) at 41% P2O5 at pilot scale. The product was made without a concentration stage, a first in Iran.
Production plan
Phase one is planned at 2,000 t a month, with a budget of 180 billion rials and about 30 direct jobs, in Charam, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.