Microwave heating for gypsum manufacturing processes
(22) 03.11.2015
(43) 12.05.2016
(57) Methods of making calcium sulfate whiskers are provided. In one aspect, a method includes autoclaving a slurry of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and water to form calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers in water and microwaving the whiskers to dewater them, wherein the microwaving is effective to prevent a majority of the whiskers from reverting to a dihydrate form. In one aspect, a method includes microwaving calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers to form anhydrite calcium sulfate whiskers, wherein the microwaving is effective to remove a substantial amount of chemically bound water from the whiskers.
(71) Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, 133 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (US)
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