Air-Exposure-Driven Color and Optical Variations in Hydroxyapatite Extracted from Fish Scales

H. Esma Okur

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Air-Exposure-Driven Color and Optical Variations in Hydroxyapatite Extracted from Fish Scales

Yazarlar:

H. Esma Okur

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Inorganic Chemistry (Other)

Dergi:

Sakarya University Journal of Science Vol.29 Issue 1, pp.125-139

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341035

pISSN:

2147-835X

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Özet:

 The disposal of fish scales as waste presents an environmental challenge and an untapped opportunity for resource recovery. In this study, hydroxyapatite HAp was extracted from European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax scales to explore how air exposure during calcination affects its optical and surface properties. HAp powders were prepared under two distinct calcination conditions: fully exposed to air producing white powder and partially shielded from air resulting in gray powder. Rietveld refinement of X-ray powder diffraction XRPD data confirms that both powders crystallize in the hexagonal HAp structure, with a minor Mg-whitlockite impurity. Despite these differences in air exposure, the bulk structure of the HAp remains unchanged. The color variations are linked to surface oxidation, as subsurface layers in the partially shielded scales retains a grayish tone while the exposed surfaces turn completely white. Scanning electron microscopy reveals subtle differences in particle morphology: the white powder had a smoother surface compared to the slightly rougher gray powder. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirms the presence of characteristic phosphate and hydroxyl groups in both powders, indicating that the core chemical structure of HAp is intact in both cases. The CaP ratios1.5047 for the white powder and 1.5057 for the gray powder obtained from the Rietveld analysisfurther supports the stoichiometric integrity of the material. UV-Vis spectroscopy reveals direct bandgap values of 3.99 eV for the white powder and 3.87 eV for the gray powder. These bandgap values, which are lower than those typically reported for defect-free HAp 56 eV, suggest that the optical differences between the powders are driven by surface effects, such as oxygen vacancies or trace impurities. This study highlights how calcination conditions, particularly air exposure, influence surface properties and optical behavior, paving the way for potential applications of fish-scale-derived HAp in electronic and optical materials.

 The disposal of fish scales as waste presents an environmental challenge and an untapped opportunity for resource recovery. In this study, hydroxyapatite HAp was extracted from European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax scales to explore how air exposure during calcination affects its optical and surface properties. HAp powders were prepared under two distinct calcination conditions: fully exposed to air producing white powder and partially shielded from air resulting in gray powder. Rietveld refinement of X-ray powder diffraction XRPD data confirms that both powders crystallize in the hexagonal HAp structure, with a minor Mg-whitlockite impurity. Despite these differences in air exposure, the bulk structure of the HAp remains unchanged. The color variations are linked to surface oxidation, as subsurface layers in the partially shielded scales retains a grayish tone while the exposed surfaces turn completely white. Scanning electron microscopy reveals subtle differences in particle morphology: the white powder had a smoother surface compared to the slightly rougher gray powder. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirms the presence of characteristic phosphate and hydroxyl groups in both powders, indicating that the core chemical structure of HAp is intact in both cases. The CaP ratios1.5047 for the white powder and 1.5057 for the gray powder obtained from the Rietveld analysisfurther supports the stoichiometric integrity of the material. UV-Vis spectroscopy reveals direct bandgap values of 3.99 eV for the white powder and 3.87 eV for the gray powder. These bandgap values, which are lower than those typically reported for defect-free HAp 56 eV, suggest that the optical differences between the powders are driven by surface effects, such as oxygen vacancies or trace impurities. This study highlights how calcination conditions, particularly air exposure, influence surface properties and optical behavior, paving the way for potential applications of fish-scale-derived HAp in electronic and optical materials.

 The disposal of fish scales as waste presents an environmental challenge and an untapped opportunity for resource recovery. In this study, hydroxyapatite HAp was extracted from European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax scales to explore how air exposure during calcination affects its optical and surface properties. HAp powders were prepared under two distinct calcination conditions: fully exposed to air producing white powder and partially shielded from air resulting in gray powder. Rietveld refinement of X-ray powder diffraction XRPD data confirms that both powders crystallize in the hexagonal HAp structure, with a minor Mg-whitlockite impurity. Despite these differences in air exposure, the bulk structure of the HAp remains unchanged. The color variations are linked to surface oxidation, as subsurface layers in the partially shielded scales retains a grayish tone while the exposed surfaces turn completely white. Scanning electron microscopy reveals subtle differences in particle morphology: the white powder had a smoother surface compared to the slightly rougher gray powder. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirms the presence of characteristic phosphate and hydroxyl groups in both powders, indicating that the core chemical structure of HAp is intact in both cases. The CaP ratios1.5047 for the white powder and 1.5057 for the gray powder obtained from the Rietveld analysisfurther supports the stoichiometric integrity of the material. UV-Vis spectroscopy reveals direct bandgap values of 3.99 eV for the white powder and 3.87 eV for the gray powder. These bandgap values, which are lower than those typically reported for defect-free HAp 56 eV, suggest that the optical differences between the powders are driven by surface effects, such as oxygen vacancies or trace impurities. This study highlights how calcination conditions, particularly air exposure, influence surface properties and optical behavior, paving the way for potential applications of fish-scale-derived HAp in electronic and optical materials.

 Balık pullarının atık olarak bertaraf edilmesi, çevresel bir sorun ve kaynak geri kazanımı için değerlendirilmeyen bir fırsat sunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Avrupa levreği Dicentrarchus labrax pullarından hidroksiapatit HAp elde edilerek, kalsinasyon sırasında hava maruziyetinin optik ve yüzey özellikleri üzerindeki etkisi araştırılmıştır. HAp tozları, tamamen havaya maruz bırakılan beyaz toz üreten ve kısmen havadan korunan gri toz üreten iki farklı kalsinasyon koşulunda hazırlanmıştır. X-ışını toz kırınımı XRPD verilerinin Rietveld analizi, her iki tozun da hekzagonal HAp yapısında kristalleştiğini ve az miktarda Mg-whitlockite safsızlığı içerdiğini doğrulamaktadır. Hava maruziyetindeki bu farklılıklara rağmen, HApın kristal yapısı değişmeden kalmaktadır. Renk farklılıkları yüzey oksidasyonuna bağlanmakta, çünkü kısmen korunmuş pulların alt katmanları gri tonunu korurken, açıkta kalan yüzeyler tamamen beyaza dönmektedir. Taramalı elektron mikroskobu, beyaz tozun daha düzgün bir yüzeye, gri tozun ise hafifçe pürüzlü bir yüzeye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Fourier dönüşümlü kızılötesi FTIR spektrumları, her iki tozda da karakteristik fosfat ve hidroksil gruplarının varlığını doğrulamakta, HApın çekirdek kimyasal yapısının her iki durumda da korunduğunu göstermektedir. Rietveld analizi ile elde edilen beyaz toz için 1.5047 ve gri toz için 1.5057 olarak belirlenen CaP oranları, malzemenin stokiyometrik bütünlüğünü desteklemektedir. UV-Vis spektroskopisi, beyaz toz için 3.99 eV ve gri toz için 3.87 eV bant aralığı değerlerini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu bant aralığı değerleri, kusursuz HAp için genellikle bildirilen 56 eV değerlerden daha düşük olup, optik farklılıkların iç yapısındaki değişikliklerden ziyade oksijen boşlukları veya safsızlıklar gibi yüzey etkilerinden kaynaklandığını önermektedir. Bu çalışma, kalsinasyon koşullarının, özellikle hava maruziyetinin, HApın yüzey özellikleri ve optik davranışını nasıl etkilediğini vurgulamakta ve balık pullarından türetilmiş HApın elektronik ve optik malzemelerdeki potansiyel uygulamalarına ışık tutmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Air-Exposure-Driven Color and Optical Variations in Hydroxyapatite Extracted from Fish Scales

Yazarlar:

H. Esma Okur

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Inorganic Chemistry (Other)

Dergi:

Sakarya University Journal of Science Vol.29 Issue 1, pp.125-139

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341035

pISSN:

2147-835X

Hydroxyapatite

Fish scales

Band gap

Air exposure

Rietveld refinementHidroksiapatit

balık pulları

band boşluğu

hava mazuriyeti

Rietveld analizi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: H. Esma Okur

Yayıncı: Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar: Inorganic Chemistry (Other)

Dergi: Sakarya University Journal of Science Vol.29 Issue 1, pp.125-139

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001341035

pISSN: 2147-835X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

H. Esma Okur

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Inorganic Chemistry (Other)

Dergi:

Sakarya University Journal of Science Vol.29 Issue 1, pp.125-139

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341035

pISSN:

2147-835X