Desiccator Volume: A Vital Yet Ignored Parameter in CaCO3 Crystallization by the Ammonium Carbonate Diffusion Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Carbonate Precipitation
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Carbonate Dissolution Quantification
3. Results
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Harris, J.; Wolf, S.E. Desiccator Volume: A Vital Yet Ignored Parameter in CaCO3 Crystallization by the Ammonium Carbonate Diffusion Method. Minerals 2017, 7, 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7070122
Harris J, Wolf SE. Desiccator Volume: A Vital Yet Ignored Parameter in CaCO3 Crystallization by the Ammonium Carbonate Diffusion Method. Minerals. 2017; 7(7):122. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7070122
Chicago/Turabian StyleHarris, Joe, and Stephan E. Wolf. 2017. "Desiccator Volume: A Vital Yet Ignored Parameter in CaCO3 Crystallization by the Ammonium Carbonate Diffusion Method" Minerals 7, no. 7: 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7070122