Claims
- 1. A method for forming calcium carbonate, comprisinga step of reacting a starting material containing calcium oxide with carbonate ions in the presence of water to produce calcium carbonate, and a step of recovering the calcium carbonate, characterized in that the formation is carried out directly from calcium oxide to calcium carbonate without intermediate stages in a three-phase precipitation where calcium oxide is hydrated to calcium hydroxide and the thus formed calcium hydroxide is carbonated to form calcium carbonate attached to a surface of calcium hydroxide particles, wherein the hydration and carbonation are carried out in immediate succession under so intensive agitation that calcium carbonate elements attached to the surface of the calcium hydroxide become detached, the calcium oxide and water being mixed in a fluid containing a gas and a suspension of solid matter and liquid, where the amount of the gas in the fluid is at least 2 parts by volume per one part by volume of the suspension and the amount of the liquid is 1 to 20 parts per one part of solid matter.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that further growth of the calcium carbonate elements separated from the calcium hydroxide is prevented because of a lack of reactant.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the carbonation is carried out by using a gas containing carbon dioxide.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the carbonation is carried out by using sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate or ammonium carbonate.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the reacting step and the recovering step are both performed in up to 5 seconds.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising feeding the recovered calcium carbonate into a coating mixer to coat the calcium carbonate onto a carrier pigment.
- 7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the carrier pigment to be coated is kaolin, chalk, ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, talc, titanium oxide or a mixture thereof.
- 8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising feeding a carbonizing ingredient into a mixing device and feeding the carrier pigment into a mixing device which is downstream from the carbonizing ingredient containing mixing device.
- 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method does not include a step of concentrating the produced calcium carbonate.
- 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calcium oxide and water are mixed in a fluid containing 5000 to 1000 parts of gas and steam, one part of solid matter, and 0.5 to 1 parts of water, all in volumetric ratios.
- 11. A method for forming calcium carbonate, comprisingreacting a starting material containing calcium oxide with carbonate ions in the presence of water to produce calcium carbonate, and recovering the calcium carbonate, characterized in that the formation is carried out directly from calcium oxide to calcium carbonate without intermediate stages in a three-phase precipitation where calcium oxide is hydrated to calcium hydroxide and the thus formed calcium hydroxide is carbonated to form calcium carbonate which may attach to a surface of calcium hydroxide particles, wherein the hydration and carbonation are carried out in immediate succession under so intensive agitation that calcium carbonate elements attached to the surface of the calcium hydroxide become detached, and the intense agitation is carried out in a fluid medium having a gaseous phase of at least 20 parts by volume per one part by volume of solid matter, and a liquid phase of 0.5 to 1 part by volume of the solid matter.
- 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the gaseous phase is 100 to 2000 parts per one part by volume of the solid matter.
- 13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the method does not include a step of concentrating the produced calcium carbonate.
- 14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the calcium oxide and water are mixed in a fluid containing 5000 to 1000 parts of gas and steam, one part of solid matter, and 0.5 to 1 parts of water, all in volumetric ratios.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT International Application No. PCT/FI98/00701 which has an International filing date of Sep. 8, 1998, which designated the United States of America.
PCT Information
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PCT/FI98/00701 |
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WO99/12852 |
3/18/1999 |
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