TY - EJOU AU - Kara, Kaoutar AU - Ouanji, Fatiha AU - LOTFI, El Mostapha AU - Mahi, Mohammed El AU - Kacimi, Mohamed TI - Valorization of a Good Bioceramic from Moroccan Waste Fish Bone by a Heat Treatment Method T2 - Journal of Renewable Materials PY - 2019 VL - 7 IS - 1 SN - 2164-6341 AB - A tricalcium phosphate (TCP) material was produced from sardine and mackerel waste using a heat treatment method after a Soxhlet extraction to obtain the non-soluble portion of fish waste. The bones were annealed at temperatures between 400°C and 1200°C. The thermal analysis (TG-DTA) was carried out to investigate the thermal stability of TCP and to confirm the removal of organic matter from the raw fish. The calcined bones were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The calcium to phosphorous weight ratio was determined by ICP- AES. FT-IR and XRD confirmed the similarities to synthetic β-TCP (JCPDS-09-169), FE-SEM results revealed the formation of nanostructured TCP. These results suggest that varying the isolation temperature between 600-1200°C has tremendous impact on the production of TCP from fish bone waste with the required properties. KW - Hydroxyapatite KW - tri-calcium phosphate KW - fish bone KW - heat treatement KW - bioceramic DO - 10.32604/jrm.2019.00016