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In Situ Liquid SAXS Studies on the Early Stage of Calcium Carbonate Formation

Mohammed, Ahmed S. A.
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Carino, Agnese
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Testino, Andrea
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May 23, 2019
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization

Calcium carbonate is a model system to investigate the mechanism of solid formation by precipitation from solutions, and it is often considered in the debated classical and nonclassical nucleation mechanism. Despite the great scientific relevance of calcium carbonate in different scientific areas, little is known about the early stage of its formation. Therefore, contactless devices are designed that are capable of providing informative investigations on the early stages of the precipitation pathway of calcium carbonate in supersaturated solutions using classical scattering methods such as wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (WAXS) and small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) techniques. In particular, SAXS is exploited for investigating the size of entities formed from supersaturated solutions before the critical conditions for amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nucleation are attained. The saturation level is controlled and kept constant by mixing four diluted solutions (i.e., NaOH, CaCl2, NaHCO3, H2O) at constant T and pH. The scattering data are collected on a liquid jet generated about 75 s after the mixing point. The data are modeled using parametric statistical models providing insight about the size distribution of denser matter in the liquid jet. Theoretical implications on the early stage of solid formation pathway are inferred.

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DOI
10.1002/ppsc.201800482
Web of Science ID

WOS:000471709600004

Author(s)
Mohammed, Ahmed S. A.
Carino, Agnese
Testino, Andrea
Andalibi, Mohammad Reza  
Cervellino, Antonio
Date Issued

2019-05-23

Published in
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
Volume

36

Issue

6

Article Number

1800482

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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November 19, 2019
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