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Enzyme‐Catalyzed Inorganic Precipitation of Aluminum Basic Sulfate
Author(s) -
II Robert E. Simpson,
Habeger Craig,
Rabinovich A.,
Adair James H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02496.x
Subject(s) - urease , urea , sulfate , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , precipitation , catalysis , aluminium , sodium sulfate , decomposition , homogeneous , aluminium sulfate , nuclear chemistry , sodium , biochemistry , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology , thermodynamics
Particles of aluminum basic sulfate were synthesized from homogeneous solutions of aluminum acetate, sodium sulfate, urea, and the enzyme urease at room temperature. The urease was used to decompose the urea. The decomposition provided a controlled increase in the pH of the solution, from 5 to 9.