Tricalcium Phosphate

Product Description

Tricalcium Phosphate is a high-purity industrial-grade powder with a purity of 95%. It is commonly used in the manufacturing of ceramics, polishing agents, and dental products. Its chemical composition consists of three calcium ions and one phosphate ion, making it an ideal compound for use in various industrial applications. This product is stored at room temperature and has a pH level of 2.0.

Tricalcium phosphate (sometimes abbreviated TCP), more commonly known as Calcium phosphate, is a calcium salt of phosphoric acid with the chemical formula Ca3(PO4)2. It is also known as tribasic calcium phosphate and bone phosphate of lime (BPL). It is a white solid of low solubility.

Tricalcium phosphate is produced commercially by treating hydroxyapatite with phosphoric acid and slaked lime.

It cannot be precipitated directly from aqueous solution. Typically double decomposition reactions are employed, involving a soluble phosphate and calcium salts, e.g. (NH4)2HPO4 + Ca(NO3)2. is performed under carefully controlled pH conditions. The precipitate will either be "amorphous tricalcium phosphate", ATCP, or calcium deficient hydroxyapatite, CDHA, Ca9(HPO4)(PO4)5(OH), (note CDHA is sometimes termed apatitic calcium triphosphate).