Issue 36, 2015

Synergy of Mg2+ and poly(aspartic acid) in additive-controlled calcium carbonate precipitation

Abstract

Additive-controlled precipitation of calcium carbonate is central to various fields of research. Technically, scale formation is an important problem, where polycarboxylates are most commonly employed as inhibitors. Herein, we show that the combination of poly(aspartic acid) with magnesium ions leads to synergistic effects that bring about a dramatic increase in the efficiency towards inhibition of nucleation and growth of nanoscopic CaCO3 precursors. These effects can also be crucial in biomineralization processes, where polycarboxylates and magnesium ions are thought to play important roles.

Graphical abstract: Synergy of Mg2+ and poly(aspartic acid) in additive-controlled calcium carbonate precipitation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Mar 2015
Accepted
09 Jun 2015
First published
10 Jun 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

CrystEngComm, 2015,17, 6857-6862

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Synergy of Mg2+ and poly(aspartic acid) in additive-controlled calcium carbonate precipitation

S. L. P. Wolf, K. Jähme and D. Gebauer, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 6857 DOI: 10.1039/C5CE00452G

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