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In the present study, natural hydroxyapatite has been extracted from bio-waste; namely the bovine bones. Three different processes have been applied to extract the natural hydroxyapatite: thermal decomposition, subcritical water and alkaline hydrothermal processes. The results obtained by many physiochemical analyses have indicated that all the utilized methods have the ability to eliminate the organic compounds present in the bovine bones and produce pure hydroxyapatite bioceramic with average yield of 65%. Nanorod shape hydroxyapatite with an average length of 300nm was obtained by the thermal process at temperature of 750°C and holding time of 6h. For the alkaline hydrothermal process, pure hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were produced at sodium hydroxide concentration of 25wt%, temperature of 250°C and holding time of 5h. The subcritical water plucks out the collagen present in the bovine …