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Peanut-shaped aggregation of CaCO3 crystallites in the presence of an amphiphilic derivative of carboxymethylchitosan

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An amphiphilic derivative of carboxymethylchitosan (CMCS), (2-hydroxyl-3-butoxyl)propyl-CMCS (HBP-CMCS), was used as an organic additive in the precipitation process of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). HBP-CMCS molecules can interact with calcium ions, the functional groups of which act as active sites for the nucleation and crystallization of CaCO3. Simultaneously, HBP-CMCS molecule also functionalizes as a colloidal stabilizer to prohibit the sedimentation of the grown CaCO3 crystals, depending upon the molar ratio of the initial Ca2+ ions to the repeat units of HBP-CMCS molecules. The combination investigations of scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy on the precipitated CaCO3 crystals proved that concentrations of HBP-CMCS and Ca2+ exert great influence on the crystallization habit of CaCO3, such as the nucleation, growth, morphology, crystal form, etc. The formation of the peanut-shaped CaCO3 particles suggests the template effect of HBP-CMCS molecules on the aggregation behavior of CaCO3 nanocrystals.

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The financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20471064) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Y2004B05) are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Science and Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People’s Republic of China

    Yaping Huang, Qiang Shen, Ying Zhao, Dujin Wang & Duanfu Xu

  2. Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China

    Qiang Shen

  3. Department of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Yaping Huang & Meili Guo

  4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China

    Weiping Sui

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Huang, Y., Shen, Q., Sui, W. et al. Peanut-shaped aggregation of CaCO3 crystallites in the presence of an amphiphilic derivative of carboxymethylchitosan. Colloid Polym Sci 285, 641–647 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-006-1606-4

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