Morphological Control of Calcium Carbonate Particles by a Novel Polymer-Surfactant Aggregate

Abstract:

In this paper, calcium carbonate particles with unusual morphologies could be successfully synthesized by a precipitation reaction of sodium carbonate with calcium chloride in the presence of a novel polymer-surfactant aggregate consisting of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-PPG-PEG) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS). The as-prepared products were characterized with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results showed that the SDS concentrations, the molar ratio of CO₃^2- to Ca²⁺ (R), and the reactive temperature in the mixed system turned out to be important parameters for control of morphologies of the as-prepared CaCO₃ particles. Various unusual crystal morphologies, such as hollow microsphere, cubic, and rombehedra, etc., can be obtained depending on the experimental conditions. Moreover, the formation mechanisms of calcium carbonate with different morphologies were discussed.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 688)
• Pages: 168-174
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.688.168
• Online since: June 2011
• Authors: Hua Tang, Xiao Fei Yang, Qiong Wu, Chang Sheng Li, Xue Yan
• Keywords: Calcium Carbonate, Morpholoy, Poly(ethylene Glycol)-Block-Poly(propylene Glycol)-Block-Poly(ethylene Glycol) (PEG-PPG-PEG), Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS)

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