Synthesis of pure aragonite by sonochemical mineral carbonation

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 715-725

  Santos, Rafael M ^a   Ceulemans, Pieter ^a   Van Gerven, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Calcium carbonate; Crystal morphology; Mineral carbonation; Polymorph; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; ARAGONITE CRYSTALS; ARAGONITE POLYMORPH; CALCIUM CARBONATE POLYMORPHS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; FED-BATCH PROCESS; HIGH PURITY; HUBBARD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; MAGNESIUM IONS; MINERAL CARBONATION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SONOCHEMICAL; SUBMICRON; ULTRASOUND AMPLITUDE;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM; METAL IONS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; ULTRASONICS;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

EID: 84861986784     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.11.022     Document Type: Article

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