Phase transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate to single-crystalline aragonite with macroscopic layered structure in the presence of egg white protein and zinc ion

The calcium carbonate crystallization were controlled by Ca2+ concentration in the 10% (V/V) egg white protein solution and the morphology, structure and thermal decomposition of which were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, XRD and TG. The results showed in egg white protein solution system, concentration of Ca2+ had significant effects on the crystallized morphology, orientation and crystallinity of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate particles have more uniformed calcite and vaterite mixed crystallization in low Ca2+ concentration while calcium carbonate tends to form mixed particle sizes and more complete calcite crystallization in high Ca2+ concentration.

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The roles of water and polyelectrolytes in the phase transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate

Journal of Crystal Growth ◽

10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.05.034 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 310 (16) ◽

pp. 3779-3787 ◽

Cited By ~ 54

Author(s):

Xu-Rong Xu ◽

An-Hua Cai ◽

Rui Liu ◽

Hai-Hua Pan ◽

Rui-Kang Tang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

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Direct Synthesis of Hollow Vaterite Nanospheres from Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles via Phase Transformation

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/jp801408k ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 112 (30) ◽

pp. 11324-11330 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Anhua Cai ◽

Xurong Xu ◽

Haihua Pan ◽

Jinhui Tao ◽

Rui Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Direct Synthesis ◽

Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

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Controlled synthesis of crystalline calcium carbonate aggregates with unusual morphologies involving the phase transformation from amorphous calcium carbonate

Materials Research Bulletin ◽

10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.09.002 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 831-835 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Hua Tang ◽

Jiaguo Yu ◽

Xiufeng Zhao

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Controlled Synthesis ◽

Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

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Mechanisms of Phase Transformation and Creating Mechanical Strength in a Sustainable Calcium Carbonate Cement

10.20944/preprints201810.0526.v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jesús Rodríguez-Sánchez ◽

Teresa Liberto ◽

Catherine Barentin ◽

Dag Kristian Dysthe

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Mechanical Strength ◽

Cement Paste ◽

Volume Fraction ◽

Solid Volume Fraction ◽

Fractal Model ◽

Amorphous Calcium Carbonate ◽

Carbonate Cement ◽

In Situ Xrd

Calcium carbonate cements have been synthesized by mixing amorphous calcium carbonate and vaterite powders with water to form a cement paste and study how mechanical strength is created during the setting reaction. In-situ XRD was used to monitor the transformation of ACC and vaterite phases into calcite and a rotational rheometer was used to monitor the strength evolution. There are two characteristic time scales of the strengthening of the cement paste. The short timescale of the order 1 hour is controlled by smoothening of the vaterite grains, allowing closer and therefore adhesive contacts between the grains. The long timescale of the order 10-50 hours is controlled by the phase transformation of vaterite into calcite. This transformation is, unlike in previous studies using stirred reactors, found to be mainly controlled by diffusion in the liquid phase. The evolution of shear strength with solid volume fraction is best explained by a fractal model of the paste structure.

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Reentrant phase transformation from crystalline ikaite to amorphous calcium carbonate

CrystEngComm ◽

10.1039/c8ce00171e ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (21) ◽

pp. 2902-2906

Author(s):

Zhaoyong Zou ◽

Luca Bertinetti ◽

Wouter J. E. M. Habraken ◽

Peter Fratzl

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Porous Structure ◽

Amorphous Calcium Carbonate ◽

Multi Level

Micrometer-sized metastable amorphous calcium carbonate with a multi-level interconnected porous structure is transformed from highly hydrated crystalline ikaite by fast dehydration.

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Influence of viscosity on the phase transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate in fluids: An understanding of the medium effect in biomimetic mineralization

Science China Chemistry ◽

10.1007/s11426-010-4104-y ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 53 (10) ◽

pp. 2208-2214 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

YiDong Xie ◽

XuRong Xu ◽

RuiKang Tang

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Medium Effect ◽

Biomimetic Mineralization ◽

Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

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Effects of Temperature on the Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate in Egg White Protein Solution System

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.675-677.349 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 675-677 ◽

pp. 349-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wen Kun Zhu ◽

Xue Gang Luo ◽

Xiao Yan Lin ◽

Jian Zhou ◽

Yan Lu

Keyword(s):

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Egg White ◽

Crystal Formation ◽

Protein Solution ◽

Solution System ◽

Crystal Forms ◽

Egg White Protein ◽

Effects Of Temperature

Various crystal forms of calcium carbonate were successfully synthesized with CaCl2 and Na2CO3 in 10%(V/V) egg white protein solution system at 20 °C, 40 °C and 60 °C, respectively. The obtained calcium carbonate were characterized by SEM, XRD, FTIR and TG. In addition, the possible mechanism of crystal formation were analyzed. The results indicated that egg white protein could regulate the crystal forms of calcium carbonate and the calcium carbonate, which contained a small amount of egg white protein and consisted of mixed calcite and aragonite, was mainly spherical. With the temperature rosing, the vaterite content gradually increased while the calcite decreased.

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