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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joan K Glascock, St. Louis, MO (US);
Barbara B Heidolph, Wentzville, MO (US);
Louis A Highfill, Washington, MO (US);
Assignee:
Solutia Inc., St. Louis, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423309 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a novel process for preparing hemipotassium phosphate useful as an acidulant for beverages. An equimolar mixture of monopotassium phosphate and phosphoric acid is heated to a temperature above 100.degree. C. cooled with vigorous agitation whereby the liquid loses its free water and crystallizes to a relatively dry crystalline mass. When prepared by the process of this invention hemipotassium phosphate provides a dry, flowable, crystalline product which can be transported and handled easily.