Role of Processing Temperature and Time on the Hydrothermal Alteration of K-Feldspar Rock in Autoclave

Abstract Potassium fertilizers (potash) are mined in a handful of countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Potash is either expensive or unavailable to the farmers of the Southern Hemisphere. Alkaline alteration of K-feldspar rock (ultrapotassic syenite) in autoclave in the presence of Ca2+ generates...

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Main Authors: Ciceri, Davide, de Oliveira, Marcelo, Chen, Dennis P, Allanore, Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131490