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Sodium oxalate crystals grown in aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions with different concentrations were characterized by optical and atomic force microscopy to examine their morphologies. Experimental results indicated that a high concentration of sodium hydroxide had a dramatic effect on reducing the size of sodium oxalate crystals. A nitrogen gas adsorption technique was employed to quantify the change of specific surface area of sodium oxalate. A two dimensional image analysis technique was also employed to estimate surface area and the crystal size distribution of sodium oxalate.
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Fu, W., Vaughan, J. (2016). Morphological Investigation of Sodium Oxalate Crystals Grown in Aqueous Sodium Hydroxide Solution. In: Sadler, B.A. (eds) Light Metals 2013. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65136-1_34
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