Phosphate ke e 'ngoe ea metsoako ea tlhaho ea hoo e batlang e le lijong tsohle' me e sebelisoa haholo ts'ebetsong ea lijo e le motsoako oa bohlokoa oa lijo le tlatsetso e sebetsang. Phosphate e hlahang ka tlhaho ke phosphate rock (e nang le calcium phosphate). Asiti ea sulfuric e kopana le lejoe la phosphate ho hlahisa calcium dihydrogen phosphate le calcium sulfate e ka monngoang ke limela ho hlahisa phosphate. Phosphates e ka aroloa ka li-orthophosphates le polycondensed phosphates: phosphates e sebelisoang ho lokisa lijo hangata ke sodium, calcium, potasiamo, le matsoai a tšepe le zinki e le lisebelisoa tsa limatlafatsi. Li-phosphates tse sebelisoang ka mokhoa o tloaelehileng Ho na le mefuta e fetang 30. Sodium phosphate ke mofuta o ka sehloohong o sebelisoang oa phosphate ea lijo tsa lapeng. Ka nts'etsopele ea theknoloji ea ho lokisa lijo, tšebeliso ea potassium phosphate e ntse e eketseha selemo le selemo.