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Patent No: IN180519 [India] Application No: 693/DEL/94
Title: An improved process for the preparation of hydroxyapatite powder useful for bio-medical application
Issue Date: 14-02-1998 File Date: 02-06-1994
Inventor(s): Mithlesh Kumar; Partha Sarathi; Debabrata Basu; Sandip Kumar Chattopadhyay; Manoj Kumar Basu
IPC Classification: C01F, 11/02
Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of hydroxyapatite powder useful for bio-medical application which comprises:

1. Dispersing 1.0 to 1.5 mol calcium hydroxide in distilled water.

2. Stirring vigorously the resulting suspension and adding 0.6 to 0.9 mol ortho-phosphoric acid solution dropwise while maintaining the pH alkaline in the range of 10-11.

3. Maintaining the temperature in the range of 30oC to 80oC.

4. Allowing the gelatinous precipitate formed to age by keeping it for a period ranging from 20 to 30 hrs.

5. Separating the aged gelatinous precipitate and washing it with distilled water.

6. Drying the precipitate (residue/cake) at a temperature in the range of 650C to 75oC.

7. Calcining the dried powder at a temperature in the range of 750oC to 850oC for a period in the range of 2-4 hrs.

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