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Hydroxyapatite starting from calcium carbonate and orthophosphoric acid: synthesis, characterization, and applications

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Hydroxyapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2], Ca-HA, is the emblematic mineral phase of bones, and is known for its complexity and difficult to reproduce chemical synthesis. Among the routes developed for obtaining this calcium phosphate, the so-called double-decomposition method is well described and often utilized. However, the Ca-HA synthesized by this way forms a larger mass of ammonium nitrate by-product than the desired product itself. Pure Ca-HA for orthopedic or dental applications usually uses thermal treatment to eliminate residual nitrogen compounds by releasing them in the atmosphere. Contemporary sol–gel methods currently in fashion produce even more degradation products including solvents and precursor organics. We now report on a green synthesis procedure which makes pure Ca-HA with minimum by-product. The synthesis calls for reacting phosphoric acid with calcium carbonate in water suspension to form a Ca-HA gel of fine particles. This gel can be filtered and the solids recovered, dried, and sintered, but can also be used as-is for environmental applications such as heavy metal ions or textile dye removal from polluted waste streams. This green Ca-HA has been used to trap heavy metals in flue gases and in municipal waste water treatment plants. This low-cost and low-environmental impact material can be developed for medical use because of its absence of impurities, and in catalytic productions for remediation of many environmental problems. Recent results show Ca-HA can also serve in reforming biogas compositions into useful products, after deposition of selected metal elements. Some of these results will be communicated in this paper.

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The authors thank gratefully colleagues at RAPSODEE Center, Christine Rolland, Céline Boachon, Bernard Auduc, Denis Marty, for their technical help.

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    Doan Pham Minh, Sébastien Rio, Patrick Sharrock, Haroun Sebei, Nathalie Lyczko, Ngoc Dung Tran, Mohamed Raii & Ange Nzihou

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Pham Minh, D., Rio, S., Sharrock, P. et al. Hydroxyapatite starting from calcium carbonate and orthophosphoric acid: synthesis, characterization, and applications. J Mater Sci 49, 4261–4269 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8121-7

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