Ethanol assisted synthesis of pure and stable amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Shaofeng Chen,
Helmut Cölfen,
Markus Antonietti,
ShuHong Yu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/c3cc45427d
Subject(s) - amorphous calcium carbonate , amorphous solid , crystallization , nanoparticle , ethanol , calcium carbonate , chemical engineering , solvent , calcium , carbonate , chemistry , biomineralization , materials science , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Stable monodispersed amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles can be synthesized in ethanol media by a facile method, and crystallization of ACC is kinetically controlled, resulting in the formation of three polymorphs in a mixed solvent of ethanol-water at different pH values.
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