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. 2020 Apr 27;10(5):81. doi: 10.3390/membranes10050081

Table 4.

The precipitation of insoluble calcium orthophosphates. The activity products (Q) and the solubility products Ksp (at 37 °C) are obtained from the literature.

Formula Activity Product (Q) Solubility Product, Ksp at 37 °C Ref.
BRU CaHPO4 {Ca2+} {HPO42−} 2.34 × 10−7 * [129]
2.26 × 10−7 [134]
0.92 × 10−7 [135]
OCP Ca8(HPO4)2(PO4)4 {Ca2+}8 {H+}2 {PO43−}6 1.25 × 10−96 * [129]
1.20 × 10−97 [134]
3.98 × 10−98 [136]
2.51 × 10−99 [137]
ACP CaxHy(PO4)z {Ca2+}x {H+}y {PO43−}z 2.0 × 10−26 * [130]
{Ca2+}3 {PO43−}2 2.0 × 10−33–1.6 × 10−25 [29]
{Ca2+} {H+}0.22 {PO43−}0.74 2.3 × 10−11, 3.2 × 10−12 § [138]
CDHA Ca10-x(HPO4)x(PO4)6-x(OH)2-x {Ca2+}10−x {H+}x {PO43−}6 {OH}2−x ~7.94 × 10−86 * [130]
HA Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 {Ca2+}10 {PO43−}6 {OH}2 1.00 × 10−118 [29]
6.31 × 10−118 * [129]
2.00 × 10−119 ‡ [139]
2.51 × 10−111 [140]
5.42 × 10−119 [141]
ClA Ca10(PO4)6Cl2 {Ca2+}10 {PO43−}6 {Cl}2 3.98 × 10−116 * [140]
CO3A Ca10(PO4)6CO3 {Ca2+}10 {PO43−}6 {CO32−} 1.58 × 10−103 * [139]

* Values used in the calculations presented in this work; Ksp is pH-dependent, value in the table for pH = 7.4; Ksp obtained at 25 °C; § authors observed two different metastable phases.