
@Article{jrm.2022.021945,
AUTHOR = {Nora Elizondo-Villarreal, Luz H. Verástegui-Dominguez, Jose J. Quijano-Briones, Francisco J. Vázquez-Rodríguez, Eden Rodríguez-Castellanos, Enrique López-Cuellar, Ernesto Torres-Lopez, Victor M. Castaño-Meneses},
TITLE = {Agro-Industrial Waste as a Source of Raw Material: Eggshell and Ash of <i>Agave salmiana</i> Useful for the Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {10},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {12},
PAGES = {3559--3572},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v10n12/48836},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {<p><i>Agave salmiana</i> ash and poultry eggshell powder as CaO sources were used for obtaining nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HAP). The synthesis was carried out by the Green Chemistry Hydrothermal Biosynthesis at 180°C with a pH of 5, by reacting CaO from <i>Agave Salmiana</i> ash and Eggshell powder, with dibasic calcium phosphate (CaHPO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O) in an aqueous solution, with <i>Aloe barbadensis</i> extract. The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The size and shape of the hydroxyapatite particles changed dramatically in the presence of <i>Aloe barbadensis</i>. Large crystals of Hydroxyapatite were observed when Eggshell powder and <i>Agave salmiana</i> ash were used as raw materials in the presence of the <i>Aloe barbadensis</i> surfactant. Crystals with shapes of ribbons and plates from 1 micrometers to 8 micrometers were observed when using the eggshell powder in the presence of <i>Aloe barbadensis</i> and, in the case of <i>Agave salmiana</i> ash in the presence of <i>Aloe barbadensis</i>, crystals with shapes of quadrangular prisms and hexagonal (polyhedra) with sizes from 2 micrometers to 20 micrometers were observed. Hydroxyapatite was therefore successfully biosynthesized by a green and sustainable method that reduces the environmental impact.</p>
},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2022.021945}
}



