While surfactants are widely used in phosphogypsum, their interactions with the phosphogypsum-water interface remain unclear. This study investigates the impact of three types of surfactants, namely polycarboxylate-based surfactant (PCE-TPEG), naphthalene-based surfactant (NS), and melamine-based surfactant (MS), on the performance of phosphorus building gypsum (PBG). Additionally, a nanoscale model of the PBG-surfactant-water interface is constructed using molecular dynamics to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the interaction between different surfactants and PBG at multiple scales.
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April 2023
Phosphogypsum is an industrial by-product from the wet preparation of phosphoric acid. Phosphorus building gypsum (PBG) can be obtained from phosphogypsum after high-thermal dehydration. Improving the mechanical properties of PBG is of great significance to extending its application range.
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November 2022
Phosphogypsum is an industrial byproduct from the wet preparation of phosphoric acid. Phosphorus building gypsum can be obtained from phosphogypsum after high-thermal dehydration. This study aimed to analyze the influence of ball milling with different parameters on the strength of phosphorus building gypsum.
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October 2022
In this study, the pore structure of a hardened phosphorous building gypsum body was optimised by blending an air-entraining agent with the appropriate water-paste ratio. The response surface test was designed according to the test results of the hardened phosphorous building gypsum body treated with an air-entraining agent and an appropriate water-paste ratio. Moreover, the optimal process parameters were selected to prepare a porous phosphorous building gypsum skeleton, which was used as a paraffin carrier to prepare energy-storage phosphorous building gypsum.
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