Abstract
Abstract The influence of polyepoxysuccinic acid (PESA) on the phase composition and crystal morphology of calcium oxalate was investigated in this paper. It was found that the presence of PESA inhibited the growth of the monoclinic calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystal and promoted the nucleation of the tetragonal calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD). In addition, with the increase in PESA concentration, the aggregation of COD crystals was reduced but the particle size was increased. Under the conditions of low calcium-to-oxalate ratio and high CaOx concentration, PESA could not effectively stabilize the formation of COD. Based on molecular dynamic simulations, the adsorption of PESA on CaOx crystal faces was confirmed.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 19025 |
Pages (from-to) | 7-12 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 231 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 Aug 2015 |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Crystal growth
- Crystal morphology
- Polymer