In the wet process of producing ortho-phosphoric acid via hydrochloric acid leaching, which solvent is utilized to extract H3PO4 from a calcium chloride solution?

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Published
11 Mar 2019
Last updated
28 May 2026

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During the wet process for manufacturing ortho-phosphoric acid, butanol is employed as the solvent to extract phosphoric acid (H3PO4) from the calcium chloride (CaCl2) solution obtained after hydrochloric acid leaching. Other solvents like isopropanol, toluene (methylbenzene), and hexane are not typically used for this extraction.

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