Study of the process of processing phosphogypsum to obtain an inorganic luminescent material

Abstract

The paper considers the process of processing phosphogypsum into an inorganic luminescent material. The synthesized materials were characterized using X-ray phase analysis and scanning electron microscopy. It has been shown that phosphogypsum reduced with sucrose exhibits the ability of luminescence under the action of ultraviolet radiation, glowing with yellow-orange light. A process for the recovery of phosphogypsum has been proposed. The results obtained open up the possibility of processing large-tonnage waste into demanded cheap materials.