Calcium carbonate deposition in synthetic systems

The work presented in this thesis is concerned with the nucleation and growth of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). CaCO3 deposition on fabrics during the washing process is a major problem, causing fabric damage and harshness. It is important to understand the mechanism of CaCO3 nucleation in order to cont...

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Main Author:	Lam, Siu Kai Raymond
Published:	University of Bristol 2008
Subjects:	546.3932
Online Access:	http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492548

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spelling	ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4925482015-03-20T05:44:30ZCalcium carbonate deposition in synthetic systemsLam, Siu Kai Raymond2008The work presented in this thesis is concerned with the nucleation and growth of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). CaCO3 deposition on fabrics during the washing process is a major problem, causing fabric damage and harshness. It is important to understand the mechanism of CaCO3 nucleation in order to control its precipitation. The extent of crystallisation on different model fabrics was first investigated in order to understand the principal factors governing the crystal deposition. Surface topography of the fabrics such as the presence of steps and kinks was found to be the dominating factor for the nucleation of CaC03 crystals under the experimental conditions.546.3932University of Bristolhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492548Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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description	The work presented in this thesis is concerned with the nucleation and growth of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). CaCO3 deposition on fabrics during the washing process is a major problem, causing fabric damage and harshness. It is important to understand the mechanism of CaCO3 nucleation in order to control its precipitation. The extent of crystallisation on different model fabrics was first investigated in order to understand the principal factors governing the crystal deposition. Surface topography of the fabrics such as the presence of steps and kinks was found to be the dominating factor for the nucleation of CaC03 crystals under the experimental conditions.
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title	Calcium carbonate deposition in synthetic systems
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Calcium carbonate deposition in synthetic systems

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