Simple, Reproducible Synthesis of Pure Monohydrocalcite with Low Mg Content

Monohydrocalcite (MHC) is a metastable hydrous calcium carbonate that requires Mg in the mother solution during formation in the laboratory. MHC prepared by previously reported methods always contains a large amount of Mg (Mg/Ca ratio up to 0.4) because of the simultaneous formation of amorphous Mg...

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Main Authors: Takuma Kitajima, Keisuke Fukushi, Masahiro Yoda, Yasuo Takeichi, Yoshio Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/4/346