Microscopic structure of the polymer-induced liquid precursor for calcium carbonate

Yifei Xu; Koen C. H. Tijssen; Paul H. H. Bomans; Anat Akiva; Heiner Friedrich; Arno P. M. Kentgens; Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05006-w

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Microscopic structure of the polymer-induced liquid precursor for calcium carbonate

Yifei Xu,
Koen C. H. Tijssen,
Paul H. H. Bomans,
Anat Akiva,
Heiner Friedrich,
Arno P. M. Kentgens,
Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

Affiliations

Yifei Xu: Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Eindhoven University of Technology
Koen C. H. Tijssen: Solid-state NMR Group, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen
Paul H. H. Bomans: Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Eindhoven University of Technology
Anat Akiva: Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Eindhoven University of Technology
Heiner Friedrich: Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Eindhoven University of Technology
Arno P. M. Kentgens: Solid-state NMR Group, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen
Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk: Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, Eindhoven University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05006-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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There is much debate within the field about the complex processes involved in the formation of precursors and mineral crystals. Here, the authors report on a study into the structures formed in the polymer-induced liquid precursor of CaCO3 and suggest a new interpretation of the process.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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