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Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Synthesis by Simultaneous Injection to Produce Nano Whisker Aragonite

  • Ramakrishna, Chilakala (Department of R&D Team, Hanil Cement Corporation) ;
  • Thenepalli, Thriveni (Mineral Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Huh, Jae-Hoon (Department of R&D Team, Hanil Cement Corporation) ;
  • Ahn, Ji Whan (Mineral Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • Received : 2016.01.05
  • Accepted : 2016.01.25
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

The synthesis of pure calcium carbonate nanocrystals was achieved using a simultaneous injection method to produce nano particles of uniform size. These were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. The nano particles were needle-shaped aragonite polymorphs, approximately 100-200 nm in length. The aragonite polymorph of calcium carbonate was prepared using aqueous solutions of $CaCl_2$ and $Na_2CO_3$, which were injected simultaneously into double distilled water at $50^{\circ}C$ and then allowed to react for 1.5 h. The resulting whisker-type nano aragonite with high aspect ratio (30) is biocompatible and potentially suitable for applications in light weight plastics, as well as in the medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and paint industries.

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