@inproceedings{6f34d158a94a4f60a14dc2f907cc06be,
title = "Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications",
abstract = "The present research presents the synthesis of nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite (Nps-Hap) and its potential uses for cadmium and chromium removal from contaminated effluents. The Nps-Hap obtained by chemical reaction were characterized with Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDAX), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) isotherm analysis. The Ca/P calculated from EDAX analysis was 1.78. The synthesized nanoparticles show a surface area of 140.5 m2.g-1 and a pore radius of 7 nm. The results of XRD analysis showed the presence of Hap phases. TEM images show semispherical and elongated nanoparticles with mean diameter of 36.7 nm ± 13.5 nm. The removal kinetics showed that cadmium is removed more effectively than chromium, at pHs of 3 and 5 respectively.",
keywords = "cadmium, chromium, hydroxyapatite, metal removal, nanoparticles",
author = "Luis Ayala and Maribel Guzman and Galarreta, {Betty C.} and Herrera, {Jose E.} and Chin, {Ya Huei} and William Broomhead",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, International ASET Inc. All rights reserved.; 8th World Congress on Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, RAN 2023 ; Conference date: 23-03-2023 Through 25-03-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.11159/icnnfc23.162",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781990800160",
series = "World Congress on Recent Advances in Nanotechnology",
publisher = "Avestia Publishing",
editor = "Wolfgang Ensinger and Josef Jampilek",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, RAN 2023",
}