Improved Hard Process; Breakthrough Kiln Process for Manufacturing Phosphoric Acid

Since submission of this Phase II grant application, JDC has selected a site at the former Noralyn Mine beneficiation plant in Bartow, Florida for its research institute and follow-on demonstration plant. We are presently completing the business arrangements to lease and operate at this site. JDC will then move its office and laboratory to the Noralyn site where it plans to carry out significant parts of the Phase II program. Initially, the analytical labs used in the Phase I studies at XRL in Toronto, Canada, LECO labs in Michigan, and Agrium (Idaho) will be used for analysis of samples prepared at JDC. As the capability of the JDC lab is upgraded, more of the analytical determinations will be carried out there. The analytical measurements will be made using standard methods and the characterization of phosphate ore reserves for the IHP will be under the direction of a geologist using standard procedures. The analytical work for the Idaho reserves extension work will be carried out at the Agrium Laboratory. The characterization of the radon emanation and leaching characteristics of the co-product will be carried out at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories using standard analytical procedures and methods. The fish studies will be carried out in a certified commercial laboratory using standard procedures. The acquisition of permits and part of the engineering work will be carried out at the JDC labs at Noralyn. The engineering work will be partially carried out in New Jersey under the direction of Larry Handman (and support staff), who in addition to being on JDC staff is a licensed engineer and owns an engineering firm with all of the equipment required for professional engineering work. The vender testing will be under the direction of Bob Faulkner of JDC staff, mostly at the Metso process testing laboratories at Yorktown and Danville PA, which were also utilized in the Phase I program. The characterization of the radon emanation and leaching characteristics of the co-product will be carried out at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories using standard analytical procedures and methods. Modifications to the scrubber for phosphoric acid purity testing will be carried out under the design and construction oversight of a professional engineer at commercial fabrication facilities.