Crystallization of CaCO 3 in water-Alcohol mixtures: Spherulitic growth, polymorph stabilization, and morphology change

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 842-853

  Sand, K K ^a   Rodriguez Blanco, J D ^b   Makovicky, E ^a   Benning, L G ^b   Stipp, S L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS; FORMATION PATHWAYS; GROWTH THEORY; LOW WATER; MORPHOLOGY CHANGES; MULTI-PARAMETER MODELS; SHAKING SPEED; SIMPLE ALCOHOLS; SPHERICAL AGGREGATES; SPHERULITIC GROWTH; VATERITE; WATER MIXTURE; WATER-ALCOHOL MIXTURES;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84858033857     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg2012342     Document Type: Article

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