Review and Recalculation of Growth and Nucleation Kinetics for Calcite, Vaterite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Recalculating Saturation Values
3.2. Kinetics of Growth
3.3. Kinetics of Nucleation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Polymorph | Growth Rate Constant | Unit | Reference |
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Calcite | 4.0–8.8 | L mol−1 s−1 (gseed L−1)−1 | [4,15] |
6.48 × 104 | L2 mol−1 m−2 s−1 | [25] | |
1.43 × 10−10–1.08 × 10−9 | mol m−2 s−1 | [16,17] | |
5.37 × 10−7–2.34 × 10−6 | mol m−2 s−1 | [18] | |
2.91 × 10−9–1.39 × 10−6 | mol m−2 s−1 | [1] | |
1.64 × 10−7–2.81 × 10−7 | mol m−2 s−1 | [19] | |
2.21 × 10−8–7.48 × 10−4 | mol m−2 s−1 | [24] | |
3.42 × 10−7 | mol m−2 s−1 | [26] | |
6.64 × 10−8–7.80 × 10−7 | mol m−2 s−1 | [27] | |
5.8 × 10−7–3.35 × 10−6 | mol m−2 s−1 | [28] | |
8.56 × 10−8–2.65 × 10−7 | mol m−2 s−1 kgw−1 | [23] | |
4.05 × 10−11–1.98 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [20] | |
5.0 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [21] | |
1.1 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [22] | |
1.13 × 10−10–9.2 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [6] | |
8.08 × 10−26 | m3 s−1 | [29] | |
Vaterite | 5.60 × 10−10–6.10 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [30] |
1.06–1.17 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [31] | |
1.71 × 10−9 | m s−1 | [32] | |
5.27 × 10−10 | m s−1 | [33] |
Nancollas 1971 [15] | Kralj 1990 [30] | Van der Weijden 1997 [22] | Spanos 1998 [31] | Teng 2000 [51] | Bracco 2012 [52] | Van der Weijden 2014 [28] | Nasser 2015 [53] | |
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Reported morphology | Calcite | Vaterite | Calcite | Vaterite | Calcite | Calcite | Calcite | Calcite, Vaterite, ACC |
Growth rate constant | 4.0–8.8 | 5.60–6.10 × 10−10 | 1.1 × 10−10 | 1.06–1.17 × 10−10 | - | - | 5.8 × 10−7–3.35 × 10−6 | - |
Unit | L mol−1 s−1 (gseed L−1)−1 | m s−1 | m s−1 | m s−1 | - | - | mol m−2 s−1 | - |
Temperature (°C) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 |
pH | 8.53 | 9.57–9.85 | 7.56–8.90 | 9–10 | 8.5 | 8.25–9.35 | 7.56–8.90 | 7.62–7.84 |
Total calcium concentration (mM) | 0.149 | 2.5 | 0.35–0.97 | 0.4–2.5 | 0.16–0.34 | 0.035–0.82 | 0.25–0.97 | 10–50 |
Total carbonate concentration (mM) | 10.1 | 2.5 | 6.4–68 | 0.4–2.5 | 5.00–10.1 | 1.25–20.0 | 6.4–68 | 10–50 |
Gaseous CO2 exchange | Unknown | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Ionic strength (mM) | 15.8 | 11.2–317 | 751–856 | 1.85–11.6 | 106–112 | 3.51–22.2 | 0.75–0.86 | 38.4–184 |
Other ions | Na, Cl | Na, Cl | K, Cl | Na, K, NO3 | Na, Cl | Na, Cl | K, Cl | Na, Cl |
Söhnel 1978 [57] | Verdoes 1992 [55] | Gomez-Morales 1996 [38] | Spanos 1998 [31] | Mannoli 2000 [42] | Liouliou 2007 [59] | Waly 2012 [56] | Pochitalkina 2016 [62] | |
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Reported morphology | Unspecified | Vaterite | Vaterite + Calcite | Vaterite | Vaterite | Calcite | Vaterite + Calcite | Calcite |
Working volume (L) | Variable a | 1.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
pH range | 10.6–10.9 | 10 | 7.8–10 | 9-10 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.8–8.8 | 10 |
Total calcium concentration (mM) | 3.2–33 | 0.2–0.5 | 10 | 0.4–3 | 4–4.75 | 3.82–5.48 | 16.9–23.7 | 1.1–3.3 |
Total carbonate concentration (mM) | 32–33 | 28.3 | 10 | 0.4–3 | 4–4.75 | 3.82–5.48 | 3.43–4.80 | 1.1–3.3 |
Ionic strength (mM) | 12.9–106 | 49.0–49.1 | 503–507 | 0.68–11.6 | 156–184 | 89.5–93.0 | 52–1446 | 157–166 |
Detection method | Conducto-metric | Ca2+ electrode | pH measurement | pH measurement | pH measurement | pH measurement | pH measurement | Laser optical |
Limitation | diffusion | unknown | kinetic | kinetic | unknown | kinetic | kinetic | kinetic |
Other ions present | Na, Cl | Na, Cl | K, Cl | Na, NO3, K | Na, NO3, K | Na, NO3, K | Na, Cl | Na, Cl |
Calcite | Vaterite | ACC1 | ACC2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
K | mol2 kgw−2 | 10−8.48 | 10−7.913 | 10−6.40 | 10−5.87–10−5.51 e |
k | m s−1 | 3.7711 × 10−12 a 5.1709 × 10−11 a | 5.6117 × 10−9 | 2.2842 × 10−7 f | n/a |
g | - | 0.7475 a 1.7713 a | 0.7428 | 0.8124 f | n/a |
Ankin | m−3 s−1 | n/a | 0.282 | 2.96 × 108 bc | n/a |
Andiff | m−3 s−1 | n/a | 0.0208 b | 2.64 × 107 c | 5.37 × 108 cd |
Bn | - | n/a | 1.8337 | 1.0479 c | 12.59 cd |
γ | mJ m−2 | n/a | 16.9 | 10.2 c | n/a |
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Bergwerff, L.; van Paassen, L.A. Review and Recalculation of Growth and Nucleation Kinetics for Calcite, Vaterite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate. Crystals 2021, 11, 1318. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111318
Bergwerff L, van Paassen LA. Review and Recalculation of Growth and Nucleation Kinetics for Calcite, Vaterite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1318. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111318
Chicago/Turabian StyleBergwerff, Luke, and Leon A. van Paassen. 2021. "Review and Recalculation of Growth and Nucleation Kinetics for Calcite, Vaterite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1318. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111318