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Formation and Behavior of Hydroxyapatite
Author(s) -
Corsaro Gerald,
Lauderbach Preston,
Schwantje Hans
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1964.tb01217.x
Subject(s) - laboratory flask , precipitation , phosphate , calcium , calcium hydroxide , hydroxide , ion , chemical engineering , chemistry , mineralogy , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , meteorology
This article begins with a discussion about hydroxyapatite (HAP) and its behavior, and its formation under a very wide range of solution conditions is readily demonstrated. The article goes on to discuss three methods by which HAP crystals can be prepared. The first series of experiments was designed to confirm whether solid calcium phosphate would react at its surface in the presence of hydroxide and other ions. The second series of experiments was conducted identical to the first, except that the calcium phosphate solutions were maintained in stirred flasks at 100°C for the same period. The third series of experiments was carried out to demonstrate that precipitation reactions involving calcium and phosphate ions produce HAP.