β-tricalcium phosphate (Ca
3(PO
4)
2: β-TCP) and calcium hydroxyapatite (Ca
10(PO
4)
6(OH)
2: Hap) were synthesized from waste incineration fly ash (Fa). The Fa was washed with H
2O and heated at 1000°C in air as a pretreatment. The pretreatment increased CaO molar fraction by the dissolution of NaCl and KCl as well as the decomposition of CaCO
3 and Ca(OH)
2. The β-TCP was obtained by the reaction of pretreated Fa and dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (CaHPO
4·2H
2O: DCPD) at 1000°C in air. The best molar ratio DCPD/(Ca in pretreated Fa) for synthesis of β-TCP was found to be 1.5. The Hap was prepared using β-TCP obtained from Fa by treating it in NaOH solution at 90°C for 18h. When the pretreated Fa was treated in H
3PO
4 solution at pH=9.0 and 85°C, the CaO in Fa were completely dissolved to form Hap. Based on these results, we suggest that the Fa is a useful calcium source for the synthesis of β-TCP and Hap.
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