Synthesis of vaterite and aragonite crystals using biomolecules of tomato and capsicum |
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| Authors: | Long Chen Wang-Hua Xu Ying-Guo Zhao Yan Kang Shao-Hua Liu Zai-Yong Zhang |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, P. R. China
2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Teachers College, Anqing, 246011, P. R. China
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| Abstract: | In this paper, biomimetic synthesis of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the presence of biomolecules of two vegetables-tomato and capsicum is investigated. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffractometry were used to characterize the CaCO3 obtained. The biomolecules in the extracts of two vegetables are determined by UV-vis or FTIR. The results indicate that a mixture of calcite and vaterite spheres constructed from small particles is produced with the extract of tomato, while aragonite rods or ellipsoids are formed in the presence of extract of capsicum. The possible formation mechanism of the CaCO3 crystals with tomato biomolecules can be interpreted by particle-aggregation based non-classical crystallization laws. The proteins and/or other biomolecules in tomato and capsicum may control the formation of vaterite and aragonite crystals by adsorbing onto facets of them. |
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