In situ TEM imaging of CaCO3 nucleation reveals coexistence of direct and indirect pathways

MH Nielsen, S Aloni, JJ De Yoreo - Science, 2014 - science.org
Mechanisms of nucleation from electrolyte solutions have been debated for more than a
century. Recent discoveries of amorphous precursors and evidence for cluster aggregation …

High spatial resolution investigation of nucleation, growth and early diagenesis in speleothems as exemplar for sedimentary carbonates

S Frisia, A Borsato, J Hellstrom - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Investigation by high resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) and
Synchrotron-Radiation based micro X-ray fluorescence (SR-μXRF) of diagenesis in …

A novel approach for the synthesis of vaterite and calcite from incense sticks ash waste and their potential for remediation of dyes from aqueous solution

VK Yadav, KK Yadav, A Gacem… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dumping of incense sticks ash due to no known application of it makes it an emerging
solid waste. The presence of toxic heavy metals may categorize them as hazardous …

Synthesis of vaterite CaCO3 as submicron and nanosized particles using inorganic precursors and sucrose in aqueous medium

L Pérez-Villarejo, F Takabait, L Mahtout… - Ceramics …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is reported the synthesis of CaCO 3 vaterite as stable nanoparticles and submicron-sized
by a simple and relatively rapid procedure. XRD, SEM and FTIR techniques have been used …

Synthesis, characterization and electrocatalytic properties of delafossite CuGaO2

J Ahmed, Y Mao - Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Delafossite CuGaO 2 has been employed as photocatalysts for solar cells, but their
electrocatalytic properties have not been extensively studied, especially no comparison …

Facile synthesis of pure vaterite using steamed ammonia liquid waste and ammonium carbonate without additives via simple mechanical mixing

X Song, C Weng, Y Cao, H Kong, X Luo - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper describes a simple, low-cost, and fast method for synthesizing high-purity porous
vaterite calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) without any additives using steamed ammonia liquid …

Calcium carbonate polymorph control using droplet-based microfluidics

A Yashina, F Meldrum, A Demello - Biomicrofluidics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is one of the most abundant minerals and of high importance
in many areas of science including global CO 2 exchange, industrial water treatment energy …

Formation of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate and Its Transformation Mechanism to Crystalline CaCO3 in Laminar Microfluidics

Y Zeng, J Cao, Z Wang, J Guo, J Lu - Crystal Growth & Design, 2018 - ACS Publications
For traditional experimental methods, the dynamic formation and transformation of
amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) are hard to capture due to its metastability and ease of …

Cellulose/vaterite nanocomposites: Sonochemical synthesis, characterization, and their application in protein adsorption

LH Fu, C Qi, YR Hu, CG Mei, MG Ma - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vaterite is recognized as an important biomedical material owing to its features such as high
specific surface area, high solubility, high dispersion, and small specific gravity. Herein, we …

Self-assembly of copper nanoparticles (cubes, rods and spherical nanostructures): Significant role of morphology on hydrogen and oxygen evolution efficiencies

J Ahmed, P Trinh, AM Mugweru, AK Ganguli - Solid State Sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline copper nanoparticles with varying morphology, nanocubes (∼ 50 nm),
nanorods (diameter of∼ 3 nm and length of∼ 50 nm) and nanospheres (5 nm) have been …