Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A process for producing an essentially water-insoluble, chain-type ammonium polyphosphate of the general formula (NH 4 PO 3 ) n , in which n is a number from 10 to 1,000, by heating ammonium orthophosphate and phosphorus pentoxide in the presence of gaseous ammonia with simultaneous agitation of the reaction material, which comprises, for producing an ammonium polyphosphate whose 20% by weight aqueous suspension prepared at 60° C. has a viscosity of less than 100 mPa.s at 20° C, allowing the reaction mixture of ammonium orthophosphate and phosphorus pentoxide to react fully in a crumbly phase at a temperature from 100 to 300° C. over a period of from 10 to 60 minutes and then heat-treating the reaction material over a period of from 50 to 200 minutes at a temperature from 200 to 300° C. under an ammonia atmosphere.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A process for producing an essentially water-insoluble, chain-type ammonium polyphosphate of the general formula (NH 4 PO 3 ) n , in which n is a number from 10 to 1,000, by heating ammonium orthophosphate and phosphorus pentoxide in the presence of gaseous ammonia with simultaneous agitation of the reaction material, which comprises, for producing an ammonium polyphosphate whose 20% by weight aqueous suspension prepared at 60° C. has a viscosity of less than 100 mPa.s at 20° C, allowing the reaction mixture of ammonium orthophosphate and phosphorus pentoxide to react fully in a crumbly phase at a temperature from 100 to 300° C. over a period of from 10 to 60 minutes and then heat-treating the reaction material over a period of from 50 to 200 minutes at a temperature from 200 to 300° C. under an ammonia atmosphere.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction mixture is allowed to react fully at a temperature from 150 to 280° C. in a twin-shaft mixer running at 150 rpm over a period of from 20 to 30 minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction material is heat-treated for a period of from 100 to 120 minutes under an ammonia atmosphere.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction material is heat-treated at a temperature from 250 to 280° C. under an ammonia atmosphere.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein diammonium orthophosphate is used as the ammonium orthophosphate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a molar ratio of P 2 O 5 : (NH 4 ) x H 3x PO 4 =1 : (0.3 to 1) is used in the reaction mixture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein 0.1 to 0.5 kg of urea per 1 kg of phosphorus pentoxide is admixed to the reaction mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, which is carried out in a kneader reactor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process as claimed in claim 9, wherein the heat removal surface areas of the kneader reactor are sized such that the reaction mixture is held at an end temperature of at most 300° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction mixture is preheated to an initial reaction temperature from 130 to 170° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as claimed in claim 11, wherein the reaction mixture is preheated to 140 to 160° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein up to 50% by weight of finished product is added to the reaction mixture.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat treatment of the reaction material, after it has been comminuted to a mean particle size of from 50 to 200 μm, is carried out at temperatures from 200 to 300° C. under an ammonia atmosphere.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat treatment is carried out in a rotary kiln.