Biomineralization at fluid interfaces

M Cano, JJ Giner-Casares - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomineralization is of paramount importance for life on Earth. The delicate balance of
physicochemical interactions at the interface between organic and inorganic matter during …

Carbonation reactivity of calcium silicate glasses at various calcium to silicate ratios and comparison with wollastonite

C Li, B Liu, Q Zheng, Y Li, X Zhu, Y Fang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Amorphous calcium (alumino) silicates are the main component of industrial byproducts (eg,
blast furnace slag and fly ash) and can be generated by grinding silicate minerals that are …

Sulfate-Controlled Heterogeneous CaCO3 Nucleation and Its Non-linear Interfacial Energy Evolution

Y Zhu, Q Li, D Kim, Y Min, B Lee… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Unveiling the effects of an environmental abundant anion “sulfate” on the formation of
calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is essential to understand the formation mechanisms of …

Graphene Oxide Inhibits Calcium Carbonate Nucleation

G Bai, M Guo, S Mao, F Yin - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Formation of minerals such as calcium carbonate often causes energy consumption and
even safety risk increase due to the hindrance on heat/mass transfer. However, the current …

Precipitation of CaCO3 in natural and man-made aquatic environments-mechanisms, analogues, and proxies

M Dietzel, R Boch - Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Calcium carbonate precipitates occur in diverse and widespread aquatic environments, both
from marine to terrestrial natural surroundings and from anthropogenic to engineered …

The effect of surface wettability on calcium carbonate precipitation in packed beds

A Tzachristas, DG Kanellopoulou, PG Koutsoukos… - Surfaces and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiphase flow processes taking place in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
processes are accompanied by scale deposits which increase operational cost and reduce …

Effect of in situ deposition of calcium carbonate in cotton fiber on its mechanical properties

Z Han, J Hu, H Huang, X Han, Y Ke, Z Li… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, in order to improve mechanical properties of cotton fabrics, nano‐micro sized
calcium carbonate (CaCO3) was deposited in situ on cotton fabrics. The mechanical …

In Situ Monitoring the Nucleation and Growth of Nanoscale CaCO3 at the Oil–Water Interface

Y Zhu, Y Wang, Z Gao, P Gupta, S Singamaneni… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Interfaces can actively control the nucleation kinetics, orientations, and polymorphs of
calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Prior studies have revealed that CaCO3 formation can be …

On the mechanism of calcium carbonate polymorph selection via confinement

A Katsman, I Polishchuk, B Pokroy - Faraday Discussions, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Organisms deposit various biominerals in the course of their biomineralisation. The most
abundant of these is calcium carbonate, which manifests itself in several polymorphs. While …

Designing the disorder: the kinetics of nonisothermal crystallization of the orientationally disordered crystalline phase in a nematic mesogen

T Rozwadowski, M Jasiurkowska-Delaporte… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This article presents the molecular dynamics and solidification behavior of a 2, 3-difluoro-4-
propylphenyl 2, 3-difluoro-4-(4-pentylcyclohexyl) benzoate nematic liquid crystal (5C4FPB3) …