Identifying alkali metal inhibitors of crystal growth: a selection criterion based on ion pair hydration energy

Autor: Jeffrey D. Rimer, Sahar Farmanesh, Bryan G. Alamani
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 51(73)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: We show that alkali metals function as effective modifiers of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystallization wherein alkali-oxalate ion parings reduce the rate of crystal growth by as much as 60%. Our findings reveal a distinct trend in alkali metal efficacy that cannot be explained by colloidal theories or simple descriptors, such as ion size, but is consistent with a theoretical model that accounts for the ion pair's affinity for water.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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