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Kezuka Y, Murata H, Yoshida M, Eguchi K, Nakahira A, Tajika M. Effects of trace Si impurities in water on the growth of calcite nanoparticles. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01463c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Si impurities act as proton buffers in water and prevent the formation of the alkaline environment required for calcite growth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuki Kezuka
- Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co. Ltd., 4–78, Motohama-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660–0085, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Naka, Sakai, Osaka, 599–8531, Japan
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- Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co. Ltd., 4–78, Motohama-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660–0085, Japan
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- Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co. Ltd., 4–78, Motohama-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660–0085, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Naka, Sakai, Osaka, 599–8531, Japan
- Trans-Regional Corporation Center for Industrial Materials Research, IMR, Tohoku University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Naka, Sakai, Osaka, 599–8531, Japan
| | - Masahiko Tajika
- Shiraishi Central Laboratories Co. Ltd., 4–78, Motohama-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660–0085, Japan
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