The OCP Group located in Morocco in Africa is one of
the biggest
producers of phosphates and fertilizers in the world and delivers
products to more than 165 clients on five continents. These products
include ammonium and di-ammonium phosphate, sodium phosphate, and
others with added micronutrients (potassium–calcium–nitrogen)
that are designed to effectively feed degraded soil. OCP has launched
a new strategy in Africa called “Green Africa” to transform
African agriculture and make it a platform for food production. Therefore,
with the aim of developing new fertilizers and increasing the yield
of soils and agriculture, we are interested in this work to study
the influence of electrolytes on the fertilizer phosphate KBr–KH2PO4–H2O. This system was investigated
with our developed hygrometric method at 298.15 K. The thermodynamic
parameters of the studied system such as the water activity and osmotic
coefficient are determined by measuring the relative humidity at various
total molalities from 0.2 mol·kg–1 to about
saturation, and for different ionic-strength fractions y of KH2PO4 (y = I
KBr/(I
KH2PO4+I
KBr)) of 0, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, and 1. The obtained
measurements are compared to four models such the Dinane (ECA), Lin
et al., Robinson and Stokes (RS), and Leitzke-Stoughton (LS II) equations.
The solubilities of KBr and KH2PO4 in their
aqueous mixture are also measured at 298.15 K. The solid state was
characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). The PSC model
was used to correlate the results and to predict the solute activity
coefficients, excess Gibbs energy, and solubilities of the components
in the mixture.