Pb2+, F− and both substitutions in hydroxyapatite (HAP) were studied. Both Pb2+ and F− substitutions in HAP favored C2H6 formation. Kinetics of primary reactions on Pb-HAP and Pb-HAP-F was analyzed by Eley-Rideal mechanism. Kinetics of primary reactions on HAP and HAP-F was analyzed by Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Composition-catalytic performance correlations for HAP-based catalysts were established.