THE BALL MILLING EFFECT ON TRIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND ITS CHROMIUM (VI) ION SORPTION PROPERTIES
The ball milling effect on the sorption properties of tribasic calcium phosphate (TCP) is presented. The materials obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, particle size and specific surface area. The specific surface area of the prepared TCP prepared sample was 60.55 m²/g and unexpectedly decreased to 12.57 m²/g for samples where milling time was 15 hrs. In TCP samples with a milling time of 5 and 10 h, the specific surface values also diminished to 16.81 and 15.11 m²/g, respectively. Fe atoms were found in the milled TCP samples as XRD and EDS techniques revealed. An increase of Cr(VI) ion sorption with milling time was observed with a maximum chromium sorption of 14.0 x 10-4meq/g. This increasing Cr(VI) sorption may be due to the presence of the Fe atoms found in the milled TCP samples.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedad Chilena de Química
2009
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