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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
May. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis A Highfill, Union, MO (US);
George D Rozelle, Evans, GA (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423315 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a process for preparing mixed alkali metal salts of tripolyphosphate. A solution of mixed orthophosphate salts, such as sodium and potassium is dried by spraying the mixture onto a hot tumbling bed of a mixture of phosphate salts. The dried salts are then calcined at a temperature in the range of from about 350.degree. C. to about 600.degree. C., preferably above 500.degree. C. to form the mixed alkali metal salt of tripolyphosphate.