Mineralogical composition of bone derived materialsa.
Component | Cattle bone ash (wt%)14 | Calcined bone powder (wt%)15 | Cow bone char powder (wt%)23 |
---|---|---|---|
CaO | 43.26 | 52.45 | 49.80 |
SiO2 | <0.01 | 1.34 | 0.89 |
Al2O3 | <0.01 | 0.35 | 0.44 |
Fe2O3 | <0.01 | 0.25 | — |
Na2O | <0.01 | 1.6 | 0.96 |
MgO | 0.54 | 1.3 | 0.78 |
K2O | <0.01 | 0.3 | — |
MnO | <0.01 | <0.03 | — |
P2O5 | 44.67 | 36.85 | 32.90 |
SO3 | 0.08 | 0.41 | — |
TiO2 | — | <0.01 | — |
Cl | — | 0.4 | 0.11 |
C | — | — | 1.00 |
LOI | 2.36 | 1.2 | 13.13 |
LOI denotes the loss on ignition.