Manufacture of Superphosphate
The loss in weight is 10 to 12½ per cent. The product hardens on cooling and is cut out and powdered by a mechanical disintegrator. It contains, when freshly made, 30 to 45 per cent, of phosphate (calculated as Ca 3 P 2 O 8) soluble in water, according to the composition of the rock used. A more concentrated form ("double superphosphate") is ...