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calcium sulfate
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calcium sulfate [′kal·se·əm ′səl‚fāt]
(inorganic chemistry)
CaSO4A white crystalline salt, insoluble in water; used in Keene's cement, in pigments, as a paper filler, and as a drying agent.
Either of two hydrated forms of the salt: the dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O, and the hemihydrate, CaSO4·½H2O.


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The rock is mixed with sulfuric acid to form a mixture of calcium sulphate (gypsum) and phosphoric acid.
3 million) at its Siilinjarvi, Finland mill, expanding the calcium sulphate pigment plant and to make improvements at the connected energy plant.
Offers ATH, calcium sulphate, gypsum, calcium carbonate, and light-weight fillers.
 
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