Extraction of biocompatible hydroxyapatite from fish scales using novel approach of ionic liquid pretreatment

• Main Authors: Muhammad, N., Gao, Y., Iqbal, F., Ahmad, P., Ge, R., Nishan, U., Rahim, A., Gonfa, G., Ullah, Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84956934336&doi=10.1016%2fj.seppur.2016.01.047&partnerID=40&md5=c4d0bbcf962f056f2cc466589bebd17e; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30950/

In this study the waste fish scales (FS) were dissolved in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ionic liquid to obtain a valuable product of hydroxyapatite (HAp). The HAp was obtained in the yield of 32 ± 2. The obtained HAp was characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Pow...