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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F McCullough, Florence, AL (US);
Richard C Sheridan, Sheffield, AL (US);
Assignee:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ; C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423315 ; 423305 ; 71 43 ;
Abstract
Ammonium polyphosphates are prepared by a process which comprises heating melamine orthophosphate prepared from impure wet-process phosphoric acid in a stream of gaseous ammonia at a temperature between 150.degree. C and 210.degree. C to produce a mixture of melamine and relatively pure short-chain ammonium polyphosphates. The solid product is extracted with water to remove the ammonium polyphosphates and free the insoluble, crystalline melamine for recycle. Thus, the only starting materials consumed in the process are phosphoric acid and ammonia.