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Bone Ash 20 Mesh

Product Description

Bone Ash has been calcinated from degreased and degelatinized bone chips at a temperature of 1100° C. Bone Ash is free of organic material and chemically inert.

Sample dried at 105°C for 16h.

Chemical Data

CaO 54.5% + 1
MgO < 1.25%
SiO < 0.10%
Fe2O3 < 0.10%
K2O < 0.10%
Na2O < 1.10%
P2O5 41.5% + 0.5
ZnO 0.04%
BaO < 0.02%
SrO < 0.05%
PbO <5.0 ppm

Physical Data

Moisture < 0.15%
Loss on ignition 1100°C < 0.20%
Loss on ignition 1300°C < 0.35%
Bulk density (total product) < 1.25 kg/L
Bulk density (fraction) 1.10 kg/L + 0.02
Specific gravity 3.08 kg/L + 0.05


Bone Ash 325 Mesh

Chemical Data

Moisture < 1.0%
Loss on ignition < 1.0%
Calcium, as CaO 54.0% ± 2.0
Phosphorus, as P2O5 40.0% ± 2.0
Magnesium oxide, as MgO 1.0% ± 0.5
Silicium oxide, as SiO2 < 0.3%
Heavy metals, as Pb < 30 ppm
Arsenic, as As < 1.5 ppm

Physical Data

Bulk Density 0.8 kg/L ± 0.2
Specific Gravity 3.0 kg/L ± 0.5

Microbiological Data:

Total count < 100/g
E-Coli absent /g
Salmonella absent /25g
Yeast and molds < 100 /g
Clostridia absent /g