Abstract
Facile precipitation of CaCO3 was performed using aqueous solutions of CaCl2 with Na2CO3 over a wide range of mixing and aging temperatures. The precipitation process was then repeated in the presence of PDDA, CTAB, and EDTA at the mixing temperatures of 30 °C, 50 °C, 70 °C, and 90 °C. The presence of these additives was seen to greatly suppress the formation of aragonite. Among these additives, EDTA was the one that showed the most prominent effects on particle morphology of CaCO3. The sequence of pH adjustment appeared to be a critical factor for the additive functionality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 194-202 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Powder Technology |
Volume | 178 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 25 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge TUBITAK for its financial support (Project No. 104T089). The authors would like to thank the Center of Material Research/Izmir Institute of Technology for the assistance in the SEM and XRPD measurements.
Keywords
- Aragonite
- Calcite
- Morphology