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Thermophysical Investigations of the Polymorphous Phases of Calcium Carbonate

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1. Results of thermodynamic and kinetic investigations for the different crystalline calcium carbonate phases and their phase transition data are reported and summarized (vaterite: V; aragonite: A; calcite: C). A→C: T tr=455±10°C, Δtr H=403±8 J mol–1 at T tr, V→C: T tr=320–460°C, depending on the way of preparation,Δtr H=–3.2±0.1 kJ mol–1 at T tr,Δtr H=–3.4±0.9 kJ mol–1 at 40°C, S V Θ= 93.6±0.5 J (K mol)–1, A→C: E A=370±10 kJ mol–1; XRD only, V→C: E A=250±10 kJ mol–1; thermally activated, iso- and non-isothermal, XRD

2. Preliminary results on the preparation and investigation of inhibitor-free non-crystalline calcium carbonate (NCC) are presented. NCC→C: T tr=276±10°C,Δtr H=–15.0±3 kJ mol–1 at T tr, T tr – transition temperature, Δtr H – transition enthalpy, S Θ – standard entropy, E A – activation energy.

3. Biologically formed internal shell of Sepia officinalis seems to be composed of ca 96% aragonite and 4% non-crystalline calcium carbonate.

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Wolf, G., Günther, C. Thermophysical Investigations of the Polymorphous Phases of Calcium Carbonate. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 65, 687–698 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011991124181

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