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Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth of Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Sulphate Crystals from Aqueous Solutions

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The dependence of the induction period on supersaturation during the nucleation of CaCO3 and CaSO4 ∙ 2H2O is experimentally determined and the interfacial tension values are measured. Using the constant concentration method, the kinetics of crystal growth of both salts is studied, the dependences of the crystal growth rate on solution supersaturation are obtained, and the kinetic order of the growth reaction is determined. Possible mechanisms of nucleation and growth are considered. The kinetics of transformation of the solid phase during the entire process of reagent precipitation is studied. The evolutionary curves are compared with the calculation results for the previously proposed models. It is shown that the model dependences can be used to verify and adjust experimental data.

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This study was carried out as part of a state assignment for the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, in the field of fundamental research.

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Tikhonov, A.Y., Myasnikov, S.K. & Kulov, N.N. Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth of Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Sulphate Crystals from Aqueous Solutions. Theor Found Chem Eng 54, 529–538 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579520030124

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