On the structure of amorphous calcium carbonate--a detailed study by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

The calcium carbonate phases calcite, aragonite, vaterite, monohydrocalcite (calcium carbonate monohydrate), and ikaite (calcium carbonate hexahydrate) were studied by solid-state NMR spectroscopy ( (1)H and (13)C). Further model compounds were sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate, and calcium hydroxide. With the help of these data, the structure of synthetically prepared additive-free amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) was analyzed. ACC contains molecular water (as H 2O), a small amount of mobile hydroxide, and no hydrogencarbonate. This supports the concept of ACC as a transient precursor in the formation of calcium carbonate biominerals.     

Regulation of Microstructure of Calcium Carbonate Crystals by Egg White Protein

Crystal growth of calcium carbonate in biological simulation was investigated via egg white protein with different volume fractions,during which calcium carbonate was synthesized by calcium chloride an...     

Aspects on the interaction between sodium carboxymethylcellulose and calcium carbonate and the relationship to specific site adsorption

The mechanisms of adsorption and association for sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) in calcium carbonate suspensions have been determined from isothermal calorimetry and adsorption measurements. The equilibrium adsorption isotherms were determined by two different methods of separation; a depletion method and a serum exchange method. The enthalpy of dilution for NaCMC was determined on supernatants obtained from the calcium carbonate suspensions in order to investigate the interaction between NaCMC and dissolved species from the mineral. For comparison, NaCMC was injected into CaCl(2) solutions in order to determine the role of calcium ions in the adsorption process. The initial part of the adsorption isotherm showed a quasi-infinite slope indicating a high affinity for the NaCMC to the calcium carbonate surface, which was significantly reduced when anionic sodium polyacrylate was preadsorbed onto the calcium carbonate implying competitive adsorption. An endothermic enthalpy change was observed between the NaCMC and the calcium carbonate surface, suggesting attachment of the carboxylic acid groups onto the hydrated calcium sites. A similar endothermic enthalpy was observed when NaCMC was injected into CaCl(2) solutions or supernatants obtained from the calcium carbonate suspensions, indicating a complexation of carboxylic acid groups and hydrated calcium ions. It was concluded that the mechanisms of interaction of NaCMC in calcium carbonate suspensions are primarily an association between NaCMC and Lewis acid sites on the calcium carbonate surface and the formation of NaCMC-Ca(2+) complexes in the bulk solution, both of which will be affected by the amount of anionic sodium polyacrylate present.     

海螺状碳酸钙的可控合成与荧光性能

采用液相沉淀法,以硝酸铋[Bi(NO_3)_3]为添加剂来调控碳酸钙晶体的形状与大小,制备了海螺状碳酸钙粒子.通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、热重分析仪(TGA)、原子荧光光谱仪(AFS)等对产物的结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明,在60℃条件下,添加20 mL浓度为2 g/L的Bi(NO_3)_3溶液可得到海螺状球霰石型碳酸钙粒子,且其荧光性明显增强.在碳酸钙的成核过程中,Bi~(3+)的加入起到了显著的调控作用.     

游离胆红素与固体碳酸钙的相互作用

应用红外光谱的方法研究了溶液中游离胆红素与固体碳酸钙的相互作用,探讨了色素型胆结石的形成机理.研究结果表明,溶液中游离的胆红素可以与固体碳酸钙作用,游离胆红素通过与固体碳酸钙表面的钙作用生成难溶性的胆红素钙络合物.牛磺胆酸钠、胆酸钠和脱氧胆酸钠的加入能阻止游离胆红素与碳酸钙的作用,其中加入牛磺胆酸钠后,游离胆红素几乎不与碳酸钙作用.     

铁饼状碳酸钙的制备及性能研究

本文以氯化钙和氨水的混合溶液为水相,聚氧乙烯辛基苯酚醚-10(OP-10)为表面活性剂,正辛醇为助表面活性剂,环己烷为油相配制了反相微乳液.并通过向其中通入CO2气体制备微/纳米碳酸钙,得到了铁饼状的微米碳酸钙.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),X射线粉末衍射(XRD)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)表征了微米碳酸钙的形貌...     

Use of calcium carbonate – fumed silica mixtures as filler in polyurethane adhesives

Natural ultramicronized calcium carbonate and mixtures of fumed silica‐natural ultramicronized calcium carbonate are proposed as fillers of solvent based polyurethane (PU) adhesives. PU adhesive containing only calcium carbonate shows similar rheological, thermal, mechanical, surface and adhesion properties than the PU adhesive without filler. Addition of 90 wt% fumed silica +10 wt% calcium carbonate mixture to PU adhesive produced a similar performance than the PU adhesive containing only famed silica. The increase in the amount of natural calcium carbonate in respect to fumed silica in the filler mixture produced detrimental effect on the rheological and mechanical properties of the PU adhesives (in respect to those provided by the PU adhesive only containing fumed silica), although the surface and adhesion properties were not noticeably modified.     

Determination of calcium oxide in calcined phosphate ores

It has been shown that an existing procedure to differentiate calcium oxide from the carbonate and silicate of calcium can be used in the presence of the phosphate, fluoride and sulphate of calcium, and of the carbonate and oxide of magnesium. It is based on the reaction in aqueous solution of calcium oxide with sucrose to form calcium saccharate, and subsequent titration with oxalic acid solution. The method has application for a direct chemical determination of calcium oxide in phosphate rock where calcination of accompanying carbonate is necessary in beneficiation processes.     

The influence of stabilizing agents on the interaction between styrene/butadiene latex and calcium carbonate: a calorimetric and a dynamic electrokinetic study

The role of stabilizing agents in the interaction between styrene/butadiene latex and calcium carbonate particles has been studied using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and an electrokinetic sonic amplitude (ESA) technique. It is demonstrated that the polyacrylate sodium salt (dispersing agent, referred to as NaPA) used as stabilizing agent for the calcium carbonate suspensions principally affects the interfacial properties of the calcite surface. An electrostatic barrier is created and this decreases the attractive interactions between the latex and the negatively charged mineral surface. The total enthalpy change observed when an emulsion of styrene/butadiene particles substantially free from surfactant was added to the dispersed calcium carbonate could be described via a relatively complex path. The process included (i) an exothermic response from the association of the latex particles (adsorption process) with the dispersed calcium carbonate surface and (ii) an endothermic bulk phase effect due to the adsorption on the latex particles of dissolved species originating from the calcium carbonate. Stabilization of the latex particles with sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) or a non-ionic fatty alcohol ethoxylate surfactant did not significantly change the enthalpy of interaction. It was further demonstrated that SDBS had a very weak affinity for the dispersed calcium carbonate particles and that dissolution of species, such as calcium ions, from the calcium carbonate surface, allows further adsorption of SDBS onto the latex particles.     

聚丙烯成核剂成核效应及热稳定性研究

为表征在聚合物材料热加工成型过程中成核剂的成核效果的热稳定性，设计了用反复升降温ＤＳＣ实验，通过观察聚合物结晶温度和结晶热焓在反复升降温过程中的变化来考察成核剂的成核效率的稳定性．研究了碳酸钙、苯甲酸钠、对苯二甲酸和脂肪二元酸：庚二酸、辛二酸、壬二酸及其与碳酸钙组成的双组分成核剂对聚丙烯结晶成核效果的热稳定性．结果表明，高熔点物质碳酸钙、对苯二甲酸、苯甲酸钠的成核效果的热稳定性高，而脂肪二元酸的成核热稳定性低．庚二酸与碳酸钙组成的双组分成核剂的成核热稳定性高，但辛二酸、壬二酸与碳酸钙组成的双组分成核剂的成核热稳定性没有得到改善．这可能是由于庚二酸与碳酸钙之间存在某种相互作用，从而使成核效果得以稳定，而辛二酸、壬二酸与碳酸钙组成的双组分成核剂中，两个组分基本独立存在．     

改性硝酸铵爆轰安全性研究 Ⅰ.CaCO3和MgSO4对硝酸铵爆轰安全性的影响

将碳酸钙和硫酸镁改性的硝酸铵按照工业炸药配方配制成铵油(ANFO)炸药，以8号雷管起爆，对硝酸铵的爆轰安全性进行了评价。采用恒温热分解和示差扫描量热法，研究了改性硝酸铵及铵油炸药的热分解行为。测定了改性硝酸铵的比表面积以解释爆轰结果。得出如下结论：硝酸铵含40％的碳酸钙，或25％碳酸钙和5％硫酸镁的混合物，所配制的铵油炸药不能被8号雷管起爆。碳酸钙同硝酸铵发生复分解反应放出NH3、H2O和CO2气体，反应程度与碳酸钙的含量、温度和时间成正比。虽然硝酸铵中加入碳酸钙后提高了ANFO炸药的热稳定性，但由于上述气体的逸出增加了改性硝酸铵的比表面积。因此，在硝酸铵中加入少量的碳酸钙不能达到爆轰安全性的要求。硫酸镁与硝酸铵形成复盐，可减缓硝酸铵和碳酸钙之间复分解反应的速度．有利于降低硝酸铵的起爆感度。     

Morphology of calcium carbonate prepared via homogeneous synthesis

The morphology of calcium carbonate prepared via homogeneous synthesis from carbonate–chloride solutions was studied. The precipitates were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Xray diffraction. The effects of the ratio between the chloride and carbonate components of a solution on the morphology, crystal structure, and particle size of precipitated calcium carbonate were illustrated.     

Preparation and applications of novel fluoroalkyl end-capped oligomers/calcium carbonate nanocomposites

Calcium chloride reacted with sodium carbonate in the presence of a variety of self-assembled molecular aggregates formed by fluoroalkyl end-capped acrylic acid, 2-methacryloyloxyethane sulfonic acid, dimethylacrylamide, and acryloylmorpholine oligomers in aqueous solutions to afford the corresponding fluorinated oligomers/calcium carbonate composites in excellent to moderate isolated yields. These fluorinated calcium carbonate composites thus obtained were shown to have a good dispersibility not only in water but also in traditional organic media including fluorinated solvents. Dynamic light scattering measurements (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that these fluorinated composites are nanometer-size-controlled particles and well dispersed in these media. Cross-linked fluoroalkyl end-capped acrylic acid co-oligomer containing poly(oxyethylene) units was also applied to the preparation of new cross-linked fluorinated calcium carbonate nanocomposites under similar conditions. The obtained cross-linked fluorinated calcium carbonate nanocomposites were found to have an extremely higher dispersibility in aqueous and organic media including fluorinated solvents, compared to that of the corresponding fluoroalkyl end-capped oligomer nanocomposites. In particular, it was verified that these fluorinated calcium carbonate nanocomposites are applicable to the dispersion above poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) film surface. Interestingly, field-emission SEM (FE-SEM) images of the cross-section of the modified PMMA films showed that calcium carbonate particles dispersed into these PMMA films could be arranged regularly above the modified film surface. More interestingly, cross-linked fluorinated oligomeric aggregates were able to provide suitable host moieties for the crystallization of calcium carbonate.     

Calcium Carbonate Polyamorphism and Its Role in Biomineralization: How Many Amorphous Calcium Carbonates Are There?

Although the polymorphism of calcium carbonate is well known, and its polymorphs—calcite, aragonite, and vaterite—have been highly studied in the context of biomineralization, polyamorphism is a much more recently discovered phenomenon, and the existence of more than one amorphous phase of calcium carbonate in biominerals has only very recently been understood. Here we summarize what is known about polyamorphism in calcium carbonate as well as what is understood about the role of amorphous calcium carbonate in biominerals. We show that consideration of the amorphous forms of calcium carbonate within the physical notion of polyamorphism leads to new insights when it comes to the mechanisms by which polymorphic structures can evolve in the first place. This not only has implications for our understanding of biomineralization, but also of the means by which crystallization may be controlled in medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial contexts.     

Composite phospholipid-calcium carbonate microparticles: influence of anionic phospholipids on the crystallization of calcium carbonate

The synthesis and characterization of calcium carbonate microparticles by reaction of calcium chloride and ammonium bicarbonate in the presence of negatively charged phospholipid mixtures of negative and zwitterionic phospholipids has been reported. Negatively charged phospholipids influence the crystal morphology of calcium carbonate and induce the formation of thermodynamically less stable veterite polymorph as opposed to calcite polymorph. The phospholipids are entrapped in the calcium carbonate microparticles during the crystallization process, with a uniform distribution of phospholipids in the interior of the microparticles. This phenomenon was exploited to encapsulate a model hydrophobic fluorophore, the tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) dichloride complex, to simulate encapsulation of hydrophobic drug molecules. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals that, in these microparticles, the calcium carbonate and the phospholipid exhibit strong interactions.     

无机钙材料在石灰岩文物表面防护中的应用

由于碳酸盐矿物的质地特点,石灰岩文物在露天环境中极易发生表面溶蚀,其上赋存文化信息的文字、纹饰和符号等雕刻痕迹也随之湮灭,对其文物价值造成了严重减损。从耐候性和兼容性角度考虑,无机保护材料显然更适合于石灰岩文物的表面防护处理。近年来,基于草酸钙、磷灰石和碳酸钙等钙基材料的石灰岩文物表面防护研究逐渐兴起并开始走向应用。本文就上述钙基保护材料的特点、防护膜制备和应用实践等做了归纳和评述,以期为石灰岩文物保护研究提供参考和借鉴。     

Preparation of hemispherical hollow silica microcapsules with different affinity surface by using spherical vaterite calcium carbonate as template

We developed a method to prepare hemispherical hollow silica microcapsules (HHSM) with different affinity surfaces using spherical vaterite calcium carbonate (SVCC) as a template. The preparation process composed of the adhesion of calcium carbonate onto the surface of methyl methacrylate (MMA) droplets followed by suspension polymerization, the partial etching of calcium carbonate on the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) mother particle, the formation of silicon dioxide powder by sol–gel reaction and their deposition onto the etched flat surface of calcium carbonate, the surface modification of deposited silicon dioxide with silane coupling agent, the removal of the mother particle with acetone, the formation of silicon dioxide powder by sol–gel reaction and deposition onto the exposed hemispherical surface of calcium carbonate, and the surface modification of deposited silicon dioxide with silane coupling agent. The synthesized microcapsules had a complete hemispherical structure and both hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

纳米碳酸钙的表面改性研究

纳米产品(材料)是当今世界高科技产品之一.纳米碳酸钙作为粉体产品中的一种,以高纯、超细、改性和功能性为标志,广泛应用于橡胶、塑料、造纸、油墨、涂料、医药、化妆品等各行各业[1-2].主要用作填充材料,因粒度超细、分散性好,可以增加填充量,降低制品成本,改善制品性能,提高制品档次,拓宽制品使用范围.近年来,随着CaCO3的超细化、结构复杂化及表面改性技术的发展,极大地提高了它的应用价值.对不同形态的超细CaCO3制备技术的研究,已成为许多先进国家竞相开发的热点[3-5].     

Preparation of Dodecyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Bromide-Doped Cubic CaCO<Subscript>3</Subscript> with Antibacterial Properties

CaCl₂ encapsulated was placed in the hydrothermal reactor of an aqueous solution of Na₂CO₃ and dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium bromide for synthesis of two samples of calcium carbonate by an improved hydrothermal method and one-pot method. Their crystal structure, morphology, chemical composition, and thermal stability of the synthesized samples of calcium carbonate were investigated by XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDS and TGDSC. The sterilization activity of the as-prepared samples was evaluated by killing of Sarcina lutea bacteria. The results indicated that the regular cube capsule-assisted calcium carbonate prepared by hydrothermal process was doped with dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium bromide. Under the same condition, the spindle-shaped calcium carbonate synthesized the one-pot method was not doped with dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium bromide. Among the samples of calcium carbonate, capsule-assisted calcium carbonate had shown better antibacterial effect for Sarcina lutea: in 48 h after its inhibition a zone diameter was 12.3 mm.     

以蛋清蛋白及半透膜为模板调控碳酸钙的仿生合成

依据生物矿化的基本原理,以蛋清蛋白为基质,透析袋组成隔室,在仿生条件下,诱导碳酸钙的合成。扫描电子显微镜和红外测试结果表明,半透膜和蛋白质虽然直接影响碳酸钙的形貌,但在半透膜和蛋清蛋白调控下生成的碳酸钙均为球霰石型晶体。实验结果表明,半透膜的选择性透过功能不仅限制了蛋白质的自由移动,同时也限制了蛋白质和Ca2+配合物的自由移动,从而为制备特殊形貌的碳酸钙固体提供了基础。