tricalcium phosphate

chemical compound

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Tricalcium phosphate is a chemical compound that is a form of calcium phosphate. It is also referred to as soft phosphate, which is a powdery, impure variety of tricalcium phosphate. Soft phosphate has low fertilizer value and is found in natural deposits of phosphate rock. It is separated from harder forms of phosphate rock during fertilizer manufacturing.12

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Phosphorus
…consists largely of the insoluble tricalcium phosphate, together with some other materials, including some fluorine. To be used as a fertilizer, phosphate must be converted to a form that is soluble in water, even if only slightly so.
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…consists largely of the insoluble tricalcium phosphate, together with some other materials, including some fluorine. To be used as a fertilizer, phosphate must be converted to a form that is soluble in water, even if only slightly so.
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