Synthesis and characterization of calcium phosphate (tricalcium phosphate/calcium pyrophosphate) from snail shells (Achatina fulica)

Abstract Snail ( Achatina fulica ) is one of the sources duck fodder commonly used by local breeders to meet protein needs poultry farms. However, its shells as a by-product are rarely and just become waste. To overcome this problem, we try utilize waste be source bioceramic. contain lot calcium which can precursor make bioceramics. One bioceramics that has potential tricalcium phosphate (TCP) pyrophosphate (CPP). They mostly material for bone regeneration. It advantages in terms biocompatibility osteoinductivity. In study, synthesized characterized from snails coprecipitation method. was then analyzed using X-Ray fluorescence (XRF), diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared (FTIR), energy dispersive (EDX), scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis see characteristic. Based on XRF analysis, snail shell (raw material) contains 81.83% mixed (TCP CPP). Average crystal size 17.00 nm. The surface shape formed particles irregular, also flux, sphere, fracture shaped. Nevertheless, interfering compounds were still found, hence further purification process conducted.