Fluoride removal by calcite and hydroxyapatite
Claresta Joe-Wong, Andrea Alemán-Reyes, Nam Q. Le, K. Michael Salerno, James K. Johnson, Zhiyong Xia, Danielle R. Nachman
Abstract
Fluoride can be removed from groundwater and industrial waste streams via precipitation of fluoride-bearing minerals using a mixture of hydroxyapatite and calcite and cycling the pH.
Topics & Concepts
CalciteFluoridePrecipitationFluoriteGroundwaterGeologyChemistryEnvironmental chemistryMineralogyMaterials scienceMetallurgyInorganic chemistryGeotechnical engineeringPhysicsMeteorologyFluoride Effects and RemovalDental Health and Care UtilizationGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry