Disodium terephthalate → Calcium terephthalate

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Separately, 3.0 l of an aqueous 10% (v/v) calcium chloride solution was placed into a 20 l reactor equipped with a stirrer and 11.3 l of an aqueous 5% (w/v) sodium terephthalate solution was added with stirring. The precipitated calcium terephthalate trihydrate was collected by solid-liquid separation and heated for 2 hours at 200° C. to convert into the anhydrous salt. The resulting particles were plates of 2 to 4μ in thickness and 10 to 30μ in maximum diameter. A portion of the calcium terephthalate was ground on a ball mill for 1 hour, dispersed in ethylene glycol to form a 10% (w/v) slurry and classified through a centrifugal classifier of Kokusan type to obtain bulk anhydrous calcium terephthalate having an average diameter of 2.0μ.

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