TriCalcium Phosphate

TriCalcium Phosphate (TCP) is a calcium salt of phosphoric acid. It is also known as tribasic calcium phosphate and bone phosphate of lime (BPL). Calcium phosphate is one of the main combustion products of bone. Calcium phosphate is also commonly derived from inorganic sources such as mineral rock. As rock, it is found in Whitlockite.

Tricalcium phosphate is used in powdered spices as an anticaking agent. It is also found in baby powder. Calcium phosphate is an important raw material for the production of phosphoric acid and fertilizers.

As a mineral salt, it is used in cheese products. It is also used as a nutritional supplement and occurs naturally in cow milk, although the most common and economical forms for supplementation are calcium carbonate (which should be taken with food) and calcium citrate (which can be taken without food). It is commonly used in porcelain and dental powders, and medically as an antacid or calcium supplement.

It can also be used as a tissue replacement for repairing bony defects when autogenous bone graft is not feasible or possible.
Another practical application is that calcium triphosphate is used to remove fluoride from water in water filtration systems.

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