Industrial yellow phosphorus, also known as white phosphorus, is an important industrial raw material, widely used in chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other fields. It can be produced by the electric furnace method, that is, phosphate rock, silica and coke (or white coal) are put into an electric furnace in a certain proportion and heated to 1300-1500 degrees Celsius for reaction.

However, the production of industrial yellow phosphorus is an energy-intensive and highly polluting process. Its production costs are greatly affected by electricity supply and electricity prices, and electricity costs account for about 43% of the total cost. At the same time, the production of a single ton of yellow phosphorus will also produce a large number of yellow phosphorus slag, carbon monoxide tail gas and waste water and other pollutants. Therefore, under the constraints of dual control of energy consumption and environmental protection, the yellow phosphorus industry is facing great challenges.

In order to cope with these challenges, Chinese yellow phosphorus enterprises began to adjust and upgrade their product structure, develop and produce a series of high value-added new products, such as yellow phosphate fertilizer, electronic grade nickel phosphide, etc., to meet the needs of domestic and foreign markets. At the same time, the enterprise is also committed to environment-friendly innovation, through technological improvement and equipment upgrading, to achieve green phosphate mining, clean yellow phosphorus production and efficient phosphoric acid refining, and reduce environmental pollution and resource waste.

In short, as an important industrial raw material, industrial yellow phosphorus, while promoting the development of related industries, also needs to pay attention to the energy consumption and environmental protection issues in its production process. Through technological innovation and structural adjustment, yellow phosphorus industry is expected to achieve sustainable development.