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In-situ synthesis of calcium/magnesium phosphate system for water de-fluoridation: Clay ceramic materials
(Elsevier, 2022-02-15)
Clay ceramic water filters impregnated with silver colloids have been used to purify water in many parts of East Africa disregarding the removal of fluoride, which is a health-threatening ion in water supplies. This paper ...
Synthesis and FTIR Characterization of Mg-Hydroxylapatite Derived from Dolostone with High Dolomite Mineral Content
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2020-08-24)
We present the synthesis of magnesium-substituted hydroxylapatite starting from locally available
dolostone. The apatite was prepared by a reaction between heat pre-treated dolostone powder with
phosphoric acid, maintained ...