Nano-crystalline hydroxyapatite bio-mineral for the treatment of strontium from aqueous solutions.
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Colleges, School and Institutes
Abstract
Hydroxyapatites were analysed using electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis. Examination of a bacterially produced hydroxyapatite (Bio-HA) by scanning electron microscopy showed agglomerated nano-sized particles; XRD analysis confirmed that the Bio-HA was hydroxyapatite, with an organic matter content of 7.6%; XRF analysis gave a Ca/P ratio of 1.55, also indicative of HA. The size of the Bio-HA crystals was calculated as ~25 nm from XRD data using the Scherrer equation, whereas Comm-HA powder size was measured as
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 79-87 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
| Volume | 33 |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Sep 2011 |