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Posted by gringojay (My Page) on Wed, May 27, 09 at 21:44
Calcium carbonate in the presence of Phosphorus (P) has the potential to precipitate as Ca. Phosphate & then there is waste.
The processing of Ca. carbonate into Ca. acetate is simple. I am unclear if the acetate has similar potential to bond with P.
Question: Can calcium acetate + P. precipitate as calcium phosphate? |
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RE: Precipitate
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Short answer is: Yes it can.
Long answer: Ca-phosphate comes in many forms, and their solubility (or precipitation) depends on the pH and the concentration.
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RE: Precipitate
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| I love questions like this. I didn't know the answer. It was thought provoking and I looked into it further as greystoke suggested. Though the original post could easily have been answered with a google search instead of a question on this forum, others like me might not be provoked to learn more if the post wasn't made. |
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