Polymorphic Changes of Calcite Carbonate Sediment in Aqueous Solution

Abstract:

Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) is abundant in nature, and is also an important material applied in industry as pigment, filler material, etc. It is a challenge to control the desired CaCO₃ properties for industry applications. In this study, three typical morphologies of CaCO₃, calcite, aragonite and vaterite were prepared. The crystallization temperature and addition of acrylic-acrylate-sulfosalt copolymer play a significant effect on the polymorph change of CaCO₃ sediment. Higher temperature promoted the formation of aragonite, while more additives tended to form the vaterite. The x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope analysis confirmed the formation of CaCO₃ with various polymorphs.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 549)
• Pages: 113-117
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.549.113
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: Jian Xin Chen, Quan Sun, Teng Jiao Liu, Joachim Ulrich, Lei Xie
• Keywords: Calcite Carbonate, Polymorphic Change, Reaction, Sediment

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