Prediction of the limit of the metastable zone in the "CaCO 3-CO2-H2O" system

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1908-1916

  Elfil, H ^a   Roques, H ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Calcite; Crystallization; Metastability; Monohydrated calcium carbonate; Secondary nucleation

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; DATA REDUCTION; NUCLEATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

METASTABLE ZONE; SOLUBILITY PRODUCTS;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRECIPITATION; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3242803653     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10160     Document Type: Article

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