Crystallization in confinement

FC Meldrum, C O'Shaughnessy - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many crystallization processes of great importance, including frost heave, biomineralization,
the synthesis of nanomaterials, and scale formation, occur in small volumes rather than bulk …

Reactive crystallization: From mixing to control of kinetics by additives

S Teychené, I Rodriguez-Ruiz… - Current Opinion in Colloid …, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of the mechanisms lying underneath reactive crystallization is a key subject in a
myriad of natural and industrial processes. Here, control on particle nucleation and growth …

Database of global glendonite and ikaite records throughout the Phanerozoic

M Rogov, V Ershova, O Vereshchagin… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
This database of Phanerozoic occurrences and isotopic characteristics of metastable cold-
water calcium carbonate hexahydrate (ikaite; CaCO 3· 6H 2 O) and their associated …

Role of bacteria on bio-induced calcium carbonate formation: insights from droplet microfluidic experiments

J Zhang, Y Xiao, H Liu, J Chu - Géotechnique, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has emerged as a promising
solution for geotechnical issues. However, the role of bacteria in the formation of calcium …

Mineralogy of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitates formed using single cell drop-based microfluidics

NM Zambare, NY Naser, R Gerlach, CB Chang - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Microbe-mineral interactions are ubiquitous and can facilitate major biogeochemical
reactions that drive dynamic Earth processes such as rock formation. One example is …

Glendonite-bearing concretions from the upper Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of South Germany: indicators for a massive cooling in the European epicontinental sea

A Merkel, A Munnecke - Facies, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Pliensbachian–Toarcian transition was characterised by a drastic turnover from
a cool climate to a period of rapid global warming. While the warming associated with the …

[HTML][HTML] Insights on the effects of carbonates and phosphates on the hydration of magnesia (alumino-) silicate cements

E Bernard, M Yio, D Rentsch, H Chen, RJ Myers - Applied Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Cements based on magnesium oxide (MgO) and reactive (alumino-) silicates (xSiO 2-yAl 2
O 3) have drawn increasing attention owing to their potential to be produced using raw …

Crystallization behavior of solid solutions from aqueous solutions: An environmental perspective

M Prieto, F Heberling, RM Rodríguez-Galán… - Progress in crystal growth …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aqueous–solid solution (AQ-SS) processes have garnered increasing attention from
geochemists and environmental engineers because they play major roles in the fate and …

Control of a calcite inhibitor (phosphate) and temperature on ikaite precipitation in Ikka Fjord, southwest Greenland

G Stockmann, E Tollefsen, A Skelton, V Brüchert… - Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ikaite (CaCO 3· 6H 2 O) forms submarine tufa columns in Ikka Fjord, SW Greenland.
This unique occurrence is thought to relate to aqueous phosphate concentration and low …

Influence of volume on the nucleation of model organic molecular crystals through an induction time approach

IJC Dela Cruz, JV Perez, BG Alamani… - Crystal Growth & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Analysis of the probability distribution of induction times for acetaminophen and glycine
supersaturated solutions showed that reduction in sample volume results in an exponential …