Heating-Induced Conversion of Sr-Contaminated Brushite - EXAFS Data Analysis
E. Rokita, J. Łażewski
Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

C. Hermes and H.-F. Nolting
EMBL Outstation Hamburg, c/o DESY, Notkestr. 85, 2000 Hamburg 52, Germany
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The extended X-ray absorption fine structure method was applied to determine changes of the coordination parameters of Sr atoms during the thermal conversion of Sr-contaminated brushite into calcium pyrophosphate. The results revealed that the changes of the crystallographic structure induced by heating are correlated with the rearrangement of the Sr environment. It was also confirmed that Sr may be used as a marker of Ca in cases of thermal conversions of orthophosphate groups into pyrophosphate groups.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.86.767
PACS numbers: 78.70.Dm