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  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,580 Views
17 Pages

25 March 2020

Although near-surface seawater is supersaturated with CaCO3, only a minor part of it is abiogenic (e.g., carbonate cements). The possible reason for such a phenomenon has attracted much attention in the past decades. Substrate effects on the heteroge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,995 Views
11 Pages

2 April 2021

The interaction of organic molecules with calcite surfaces plays a key role in many geochemical, industrial and biomineralization processes, and exploring the influences of organic molecules on calcite reactions is crucial for a fundamental understan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,786 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Mica and Hematite (001) Surfaces on the Precipitation of Calcite

  • Huifang Xu,
  • Mo Zhou,
  • Yihang Fang and
  • H. Henry Teng

12 January 2018

The substrate effect of mica and hematite on the nucleation and crystallization of calcite was investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) methods. On mica, we found, in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
298 Views
13 Pages

Unraveling the Effects of Concentration and Temperature on the Molecular Dynamics Adsorption of a Phosphonic Acid Scale Inhibitor

  • Hongjun Wu,
  • Bao Zhang,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Tao Sun,
  • Shiling Zhang,
  • Zhongwu Yang,
  • Kun Huang,
  • Jiaxin Tang and
  • Guangguang Xiang

1 January 2026

Based on static scale inhibition experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, this study investigated the influence of concentration and temperature on the scale inhibition performance and adsorption behavior of the hydroxyphosphonic acid-bas...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,485 Views
18 Pages

24 November 2022

The adhesion phenomenon of polymers occurs in nature and in human activity. In the present paper, an adhesion system of steamed bread and eggshell was observed in formation when steamed bread and eggshells were placed in close contact and cooled slig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
599 Views
13 Pages

16 October 2025

This study employs a multi-technique approach to elucidate how graphene incorporation affects phase formation, microstructure, and thermal behavior in PVA-assisted sol–gel synthesized Ca2.95Eu0.05Co4Ox nanomaterials. XRD confirms the preservati...