Calcium Sulphate FPA-A

Calcium sulfate products are used by the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries as an economical and FDA-approved source of supplemental calcium. Calcium sulfate is also acceptable as an additive in pigments and colorants used in food containers.Use of calcium sulfate in food and pharmaceutical applications is widespreadand continues to expand. Hebei Xingtai Shuanghua Plaster Products Co.,Ltd offers highly refined calcium sulfate products, which are food and pharmaceutical-grade forms of calcium sulfate, a mineral that appears on the Food and Drug Administration’s GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) list of additives approved for nutritional and functional use in food products. FPA-A (CaSO4) , the anhydrous form of calcium sulfate, is made by high temperature calcinations of select, high purity gypsum which is then ground and air separated into a bright, white powder.Typical Analyses FPA-A (CaSO4) Total calcium 29.3% CaO 41.0% SO3 57.51% CaSO4 99.0% CaSO4 .2H2O ­— CaCO3.MgCO3 0.75% SiO2 and insolubles 0.11% Fe2O3.Al2O3 0.12% 250°C water loss 0.20% Brightness 97.0 Oil absorption 26.5 Specific gravity 2.95 Loose bulk density 42.0 Compacted bulk density 76.0 Bulking values 24.43 Solubility(70°F) per 100cc of H2O 0.26 PH(10%slurry) 10.5 Refractive index 1.56 Through 200 mesh (min) 100% Through 325 mesh(min) 97% Avg. particle size(microns) 7-9