EP1280735A4 - Precipitated aragonite and a process for producing it - Google Patents

Precipitated aragonite and a process for producing it

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EP1280735A4
EP1280735A4 EP01908077A EP01908077A EP1280735A4 EP 1280735 A4 EP1280735 A4 EP 1280735A4 EP 01908077 A EP01908077 A EP 01908077A EP 01908077 A EP01908077 A EP 01908077A EP 1280735 A4 EP1280735 A4 EP 1280735A4
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precipitated aragonite
aragonite
precipitated
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1280735A2 (en
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Isaac Yaniv
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3P Technologies Ltd
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3P Technologies Ltd
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Publication of EP1280735A4 publication Critical patent/EP1280735A4/en
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EP01908077A 2000-03-06 2001-02-22 Precipitated aragonite and a process for producing it Withdrawn EP1280735A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US519749 2000-03-06
US09/519,749 US6685908B1 (en) 2000-03-06 2000-03-06 Precipitated aragonite and a process for producing it
US09/778,920 US20010033820A1 (en) 2000-03-06 2001-02-08 Precipitated aragonite and a process for producing it
US778920 2001-02-08
PCT/IL2001/000166 WO2001066467A1 (en) 2000-03-06 2001-02-22 Precipitated aragonite and a process for producing it

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EP1280735A2 EP1280735A2 (en) 2003-02-05
EP1280735A4 true EP1280735A4 (en) 2003-07-09

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JPS54111000A (en) * 1978-02-21 1979-08-30 Ito Masaaki Porous calcium carbonate and its manufacture
JPS5964527A (en) * 1982-09-29 1984-04-12 Shiraishi Chuo Kenkyusho:Kk Amorphous calcium carbonate, its preparation and material for releasing substance adsorbed to it at proper rate
JPH0234514A (en) * 1988-07-21 1990-02-05 Okutama Kogyo Kk Preparation of fibrous calium carbonate
US5164172A (en) * 1989-06-29 1992-11-17 Maruo Calcium Company Limited Process for producing aragonite crystal form calcium carbonate with acicular shape
US5376343A (en) * 1992-02-26 1994-12-27 Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited Production of purified calcium carbonate
US6022517A (en) * 1996-09-05 2000-02-08 Minerals Technologies Inc. Acicular calcite and aragonite calcium carbonate
WO2000003949A1 (en) * 1998-07-14 2000-01-27 Unilever N.V. Oral composition
RU2156737C1 (en) * 2000-03-07 2000-09-27 Кузнецов Игорь Олегович Method of production of chemically precipitated chalk

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CA2401899A1 (en) 2001-09-13
CN1443136A (en) 2003-09-17
IL151510A0 (en) 2003-04-10

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