Monodisperse Calcium Carbonate Microtablets Forming at 70°C in Prerefrigerated CaCl2–Gelatin–Urea Solutions
Monodisperse Calcium Carbonate Microtablets Forming at 70°C in Prerefrigerated CaCl2–Gelatin–Urea Solutions
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7402.2008.02252.x
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发表时间:
2009
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
A. Tas
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作者:
A. Tas
Calcium carbonate particles with a unique tablet shape were produced by simply aging the prerefrigerated (at 4°C for 24 h) CaCl 2 -gelatin-urea solutions at 70°C for 24 h in ordinary glass media bottles. Gelatin is known to be the denatured collagen. The thermal decomposition of dissolved urea was exploited to provide the Ca 2+ ion and gelatin-containing solutions with aqueous carbonate ions. Monodisperse CaCO 3 microtablets formed in solution had a mean particle size of 4 ± 2.5 μm. CaCO 3 microtablets were biphasic in nature and comprised of about 93% vaterite and 7% calcite. Identical solutions used without prerefrigeration yielded only trigonal prismatic calcite crystals upon aging at 70°C for 24 h. Prerefrigeration of CaCl 2 -gelatin-urea solutions was thus shown to have a remarkable effect on the particle morphology. Samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction.