Synthesis of needle-like aragonite crystals in the presence of magnesium chloride and their application in papermaking

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-326

  Hu, Zeshan ^a   Shao, Minghao ^a   Li, Huayang ^a   Cai, Qiang ^a   Zhong, Chenghua ^a   Xianming, Zhang ^a   Deng, Yulin ^b  

^a CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aragonite whisker; Aspect ratio; Calcium carbonate; Filler; Paper strength; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PAPERMAKING; ARAGONITE CRYSTALS; ARAGONITE WHISKER; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CROSS DIRECTIONS; FOLDING ENDURANCE; GROUND CALCIUM CARBONATES; HANDSHEETS; MACHINE DIRECTIONS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; NEEDLE-LIKE; PAPER COSTS; PAPER FIBER; PAPER PROPERTIES; PAPER STRENGTH; PAPER STRENGTHS; PCC FILLERS; PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SEM; Z-DIRECTIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; DENTAL CEMENT; MAGNESIUM; NEEDLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PAPERMAKING; POLYMORPHISM; PRESSURE DROP; STIFFNESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FILLERS;

ALLOY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; FILLERS; MAGNESIUM; NEEDLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PAPER MAKING; PIGMENT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STIFFNESS; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 71049157890     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855109X434720     Document Type: Article

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