The uptake of lithium ions by synthetic carbonated hydroxyapatite.
Carbonated hydroxyapatites in the presence of F- and Li+ were synthesized. Limited uptake (0.2-1.6 ppm) of Li+ by the apatites was observed, which was proportional to the initially added Li+ and the carbonate concentration of the samples. Fluoride has retarding effect on the Li+ uptake. Li+ causes a decrease in the solubility of carbonated hydroxyapatite.
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium; D002254:Carbonates / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005459:Fluorides; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D007700:Kinetics; D008094:Lithium; D008954:Models, Biological; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014070:Tooth; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D002254:Carbonates; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008094:Lithium; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium