title: Preparation and characterization of ZCAP blends.
abstract: Six different blends of zinc oxide, calcium oxide, phosphorous pentoxide (ZCAP) were prepared by mixing zinc oxide (ZnO), calcium oxide (CaO), and phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) powders. The blends were 50:30:20, 48:32:20, 44:26:30, 40:40:20, 30:40:30, and 30:30:40, ZnO:CaO:P2O5 by weight, respectively. The mixed powders were calcined at 800 degrees C for 12 hours. Each blend was then characterized using X-ray diffraction. The X-ray diffraction patterns indicated that in some cases the reaction between oxides may not have gone to completion. Compositions of beta-3CaO.P2O5 and alpha-CaZn2(PO4)2 were found in many of the blends.
authors.affiliation: Wright State University, BHE Department, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Billotte
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bajpai
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002516:Ceramics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010087:Oxides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017553:Phosphorus Compounds; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D017553:Phosphorus Compounds; D010758:Phosphorus; C012500:phosphorus pentoxide; C016538:lime; D015034:Zinc Oxide