A KINETIC MODEL FOR CRYSTAL-GROWTH FROM AQUEOUS-SOLUTION IN THE PRESENCE OF IMPURITY
A KINETIC MODEL FOR CRYSTAL-GROWTH FROM AQUEOUS-SOLUTION IN THE PRESENCE OF IMPURITY
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-0248(95)00128-x
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发表时间:
1995-07-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
MULLIN, JW
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作者:
KUBOTA, N;MULLIN, JW
A mathematical model describing crystal growth rates from aqueous solution as a function of impurity concentration is presented. The model assumes that the step velocity decreases linearly with increasing surface coverage (Theta(eq)) by impurities adsorbed on the growing crystal, and a proportionality constant alpha is introduced to take into account the effectiveness of the impurity. When alpha > 1, the step velocity is stopped at Theta(eq) < 1 (incomplete coverage of the active sites for adsorption). In the case of alpha = 1, the velocity reaches zero just at Theta(eq) = 1, and for alpha < 1, it never becomes zero even at Theta(eq) = 1 (complete coverage) but approaches a limiting value. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm is used to relate the relative step velocity with the impurity concentration in solution. Three typical cases reported in the literature, each previously explained with a different model, are shown to be described satisfactorily with this new single model. The value of alpha is changed by stereochemical factors and decreases as the supersaturation is increased. The supersaturation effect is explained with the aid of the Cabrera-Vermilyea model.