Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous method for preparing phosphoric acid and calcium sulphate by reacting calcium phosphate with a mixture of sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid. Our method uses at least three successive crystallization steps: a first step of reacting the phosphate with the mixture of phosphoric and sulphuric acids and forming a-hemihydrate calcium sulphate, a second step of recrystallizing the a-hemihydrate into dihydrate and a third step of transforming the dehydrated calcium sulfate into a hemihydrate or anhydrite II or a mixture of the two. Where desired recycling of the products from the above steps can be used for increasing the efficiency of the above method.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 1984
Date of Patent:
May 13, 1986
Assignee:
Prayon Development
Inventors:
Armand L. Davister, Andre R. Dubreuco, Francis A. Thirion