Abstract
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) occurs with varying stabilities in different organisms. It is thought that the stability is influenced by certain ions and proteins. We describe here a study investigating the particular influence of phosphate ions on the stability of ACC. Synthesised ACC was treated with different concentrations of Na2HPO4 and molar ratios of PO4:Ca >= 12:1 were shown to be effective in preventing crystallisation of ACC to calcite. The nature of the resulting sample is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 179-182 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
| Volume | 309-311 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- amorphous calcium carbonate
- amorphous basic calcium carbonate