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dc.contributor.authorBurgos-Cara, A.
dc.contributor.authorPutnis, Christine
dc.contributor.authorOrtega-Huertas, M.
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Agudo, E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-27T05:22:38Z
dc.date.available2017-07-27T05:22:38Z
dc.date.created2017-07-26T11:11:27Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationBurgos-Cara, A. and Putnis, C. and Ortega-Huertas, M. and Ruiz-Agudo, E. 2017. Influence of pH and citrate on the formation of oxalate layers on calcite revealed by in situ nanoscale imaging. CrystEngComm. 19 (25): pp. 3420-3429.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54903
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c7ce00305f
dc.description.abstract

The influence of pH and citrate concentration on the replacement of calcite by calcium oxalate has been investigated by in situ nanoscale observations in flow-through experiments performed using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Significant changes in the morphology of the precipitated whewellite (CaC 2 O 4 ·H 2 O) crystals were observed, as well as in the degree of interface coupling of the dissolution-precipitation reactions, depending on the pH of the solution. Citrate also influences whewellite morphology; different citrate species seem to preferentially adsorb on different whewellite faces according to our experimental observations. The results of this study may help in the design of effective treatments for the protection of calcareous stone, based on the natural process of patina formation that occurs in monuments, as well as to better understand the process of unwanted oxalate precipitate formation and its control by small organic molecules such as citrate.

dc.publisherThe Royal Society of Chemistry
dc.titleInfluence of pH and citrate on the formation of oxalate layers on calcite revealed by in situ nanoscale imaging
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume19
dcterms.source.number25
dcterms.source.startPage3420
dcterms.source.endPage3429
dcterms.source.issn1466-8033
dcterms.source.titleCrystEngComm
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemistry
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