A method of producing a fluoroapatite is provided. The method comprises
preparing a slurry containing a hydroxyapatite which has at least one
hydroxyl group, preparing a hydrogen fluoride-containing solution
containing a hydrogen fluoride, mixing the hydrogen fluoride-containing
solution with the slurry to obtain a mixture to thereby adjust a pH of
the mixture in the range of 2.5 to 5, and reacting the hydroxyapatite
with the hydrogen fluoride in the mixture in a state that the pH of the
mixture is adjusted within the above range to thereby obtain the
fluoroapatite by substituting the at least one hydroxyl group of the
hydroxyapatite with fluorine atom of the hydrogen fluoride. The method
can produce the fluoroapatite having improved acid resistance by reducing
an impurity, such as ammonia, derived from a raw material to a low or
very low level. Further, a fluoroapatite having high acid resistance is
also provided. Furthermore, an adsorption apparatus using such a
fluoroapatite is provided.