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Tricalcium Phosphate(TCP)

 

Product name: Tricalcium Phosphate 
Molecular formula: Ca3(PO4)2 
Molecular Weight: 310.18 
CAS Number: (1)1306-06-5
                      (2)12167-74-7
Properties: White Amorphous powder; Melting point 1670℃ and relative density 3.14 g/cm3; Easily soluble in diluted hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, hardly soluble in water and insoluble in ethanol; It is stable in open air; There are two types of this product, i.e. a type and β type. When β type is heated to 1180℃, it will change into a type, and a type is soluble in citric acid more easily than β　type.
Specifications:

No.	Specifications		Feed Grade	Food Grade
1	Appearance	White powder or white granular
2	Phosphate(P)% ≥	18.0	18.0
3	Calcium(Ca)% ≥	30.0	34.0-40.0
4	L.O.I % ≤	10.0
5	Fluoride(as F)%≤	0.05	0.0075
6	Heavy metals(as Pb)%≤	0.003	0.002
7	Arsenic(As)%≤	0.003	0.0003
8	Lead (Pb)%≤	0.002
9	Moisture%	1.0-2.0	1.0-2.0

Uses: Technical Grade TCP is used in the production of ceramic, color glasses and milky glasses. It may used as dental adhesive, plastic stabilizer, polishing powder, syrup clearer, chemical fertilizer. It is also used in rubber industry and dyeing industry. In medicine it is used as acidity inhibitor; Food grade TCP is used as anti-agglomeration agent, nutrition intensifier, flavor improver, buffering agent and pH regulator. It also used as an additive to feedstuff for poultry; De-fluorine TCP is a source of element P and element Ca for poultry, and it may also used as a base fertilizer for acid soil. 
Packing and storage:
In 25Kg or 50 Kg net WPP/PE bags,20mt/FCL. It must be stored in places well ventilated and dry.