Nucleation parameters of pure and impurity added MgSO4 · 7H2O single crystals

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-361

  Mahadevan, C K ^a   Saravanan, R S S ^a  

^a S T HINDU COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Critical nucleus; Epsomite; Homogeneous crystal nucleation; Impurity added MgSO47H2O crystals; Induction periods; KCl; KNO3; Nucleation parameters; Nucleation studies; Thiourea; Urea

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; NUCLEATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLUTIONS; THIOUREAS;

CRITICAL NUCLEUS; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; EPSOMITE; HOMOGENEOUS CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; NUCLEATION PARAMETERS; SUPERSATURATED AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33947648911     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910701190782     Document Type: Article

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