Review Article

Comparison of Water Defluoridation Using Different Techniques

Table 2

Characteristics of fluoride materials [5].

MaterialChemical compositionFluorine rate (%)

FluorapatiteCa3(PO4)3F4
Bastnaesite(Ce, La) (CO3)F9
CryoliteNa3AlF645
Fluorite (fluorspar)CaF249
VillianmiteNaF55
SellaiteMgF261