Study of Phosphorous oxide (P2O5) and Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in rock phosphate of Hazara basin of Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Sajid 1-Department of chemical engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 2-Department of chemical engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9471-8395
  • Muhammad Irfan Ahmad College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China.
  • Syed Salman Shafqat Department of Chemistry, Education University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Shahi Mulk Research center for eco-environmental science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
  • Mustafa Kamal Pasha Department of chemical engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37628/ijac.v6i1.937

Abstract

Pakistan is an agricultural economy country that relies on fertilizers. Among these fertilizers, phosphatic fertilizers play a vital role in plant growth and soil fertility. The efficiency of fertilizers depends on the quality of rock composition. Assessment of rock phosphate from different areas of hazara division of Pakistan is done. Analyses showed that these sources contained P2O5 from 19to 30% and Fe2O3 from 0.80 to 2.51%. Deposits of Qalandar Abad contained high Fe2O3 contents i. e 2.36%. Whereas, deposits of Lagar Ban contains only 0.9 % Fe2O3. Deposits of Tornai – Mangal contained Fe2O3 about 1.25 % and in the other hand contain P2O5 about 30 % and are ideal for fertilizers. Deposits of Kakool and Tornai are highly suitable for current fertilizer processes.

Author Biography

Muhammad Sajid, 1-Department of chemical engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 2-Department of chemical engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

currently working as a researcher at Key laboratory of biocatalysis, Institute of applied chemistry, Department of chemical engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Permanently i am Lecturer at department of chemical engineering, university of gujrat, gujrat, Pakistan

References

Cite this Article: Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Irfan Ahmed, Syed Salman Shafqat, Shahi Mulk, Mustafa Kamal Pasha. Study of Phosphorous oxide (P2O5) and Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in phosphorite of Hazara Basin, Pakistan. International Journal of Agrochemistry. 2020; 6(1): 46–51p.

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Published

2020-06-29

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020)

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