Phosphoric Acid → Ammonia

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A process for producing particulate ammonium phosphate which comprises reacting the off-gases from a urea production process with phosphoric acid containing at least 35% P3O5 in a stirred reactor at a pressure of from -0.1 to +1.5 kg/cm2 gauge to give a boiling fluid ammonium phosphate having an NH3 :H3PO4 molar ratio of from 0.1:1 to 0.8:1; passing the fluid ammonium phosphate to a pressure reactor operated at from 0.5 to 3.5 kg/cm2 gauge and at 130° to 180°C where it is reacted with gaseous ammonia to give a boiling fluid ammonium phosphate having an NH3 :H3PO4 molar ratio of from 0.95:1 to 1.85:1 and containing from 4 to 20% of water; and expelling the fluid ammonium phosphate into a solidification zone at ambient pressure in which solid particles are formed.

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