Synthesis of Calcium Phosphates by Gas-Solid Reaction of CaO-P 2 O 5

Abstract

Calcium phosphates are useful materials in fertilizer, dentifrice, biomaterials, etc., and have been popularly synthesized by a wet method, a hydrothermal method, a flux method, and a solid-state reaction method. However, there has been no report on synthesis by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method or gas-phase reaction. In the present study, calcium phosphates were synthesized by gas-solid reaction of CaO solid and P 2 O 5 gas. The CaO/P 2 O 5 ratio of starting materials was changed from 5.06 to 0.64, and the reaction was carried out at 400-1100;C. These calcium phosphates were investigated using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). By gas-solid reaction of CaO-P 2 O 5 , g -MET only was synthesized at 400-500;C, g -MET, HA, and g -PYR at 600-700;C, and g -MET, HA, g -PYR, and g -TCP above 800;C. Synthesized calcium phosphates were independent on the CaO/P 2 O 5 ratio of starting materials but dependent on the reaction temperature.