Disclosed is a process for producing a
phosphoric acid compound, which enables the production of
olivine-type crystalline particles of a
phosphoric acid compound having excellent properties and excellent reliability at low cost and in a simple manner. Particularly disclosed is a process for producing a
phosphoric acid compound useful as a positive
electrode material for a secondary battery.
Solid particles of a compound (Y) having a
chemical composition represented by the formula AxMyP3Oz (wherein element A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li and Na; element M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Co and Ni; and N which represents the valency the element M, x and y respectively fulfill the requirements represented by the formulae +2<N<=+4, 0<x<4 and 0<y<3) and a compound (Z) containing the element M are mixed together so that the resulting product has a
chemical composition represented by the formula AaMbPOw (wherein 0<a<2 and 0.8<b<1.2), and the resulting product is agitated while
grinding and heated in an
inert gas or a reducing gas to cause a
solid-
phase reaction. In this manner, particles of a phosphoric acid compound (X) having a
chemical composition represented by the formula AaMbPOw (wherein A is derived from the compound (Y); and M is derived from the compounds (Y) and (Z)) can be produced.