Formation of calcium sulfate through the aggregation of sub-3 nanometre primary species

The quantitative understanding of how gypsum nucleates and grows from aqueous solutions is limited. Here, the authors demonstrate how, by using truly in situ and fast time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering, the four-stage solution-based nucleation and growth of this mineral can be quantified.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomasz M. Stawski, Alexander E.S. van Driessche, Mercedes Ossorio, Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Rogier Besselink, Liane G. Benning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11177
Description
Summary:The quantitative understanding of how gypsum nucleates and grows from aqueous solutions is limited. Here, the authors demonstrate how, by using truly in situ and fast time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering, the four-stage solution-based nucleation and growth of this mineral can be quantified.
ISSN:2041-1723