• The Journal of Engineering Research
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.73-87
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• 2004

The synthesis and crystallization of amorphous calcium carbonate($CaCO_3$.$nH_2 O$) obtained from gas-liquid reaction between aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide and carbon dioxide at 15~$50^{\circ}C$ are investigated by electrical conductometry, XRD and TEM. The results are as follows: The initial reaction products prior to the formation of precipitated calcium carbonate is amorphous calcium carbonate. The electrical conductivity values in the slurry are decreased during the formation of amorphous calcium carbonate which covers particle surface of calcium hydroxide and retard the dissolution of calcium hydroxide into the solution. that amorphous calcium carbonate is unstable in the aqueous solution and crystallizes finally to calcite by the through-solution reaction. While amorphous calcium carbonate crystallizes into chain-like calcite, the conductivity values are recovered rapidly and the apparent viscosity of slurry containing higher concentration of calcium hydroxide increase. At below pH 9.5, chain-like calcite separates into individual particles to form precipitated calcium carbonate. The formation and synthetic temperature range of amorphous calcium carbonate is most suitable a primary decreasing step(a-step) at $15^{\circ}C$ in the electrical conductometry.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.166-170
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• 2000

Amorphous calcium carbonate was prepared by wet chemical method and performed the control of their shape using crystalline calcium carbonate that prepared from oyster shell by the $CO_2$ gas blowing method. As a result, amorphous calcium carbonate was obtained by the dissolution process of crystalline calcium carbonate in the dil-HC1 solution, mixing of sodium carbonate solution, precipitation and filtering with high speed. And using the amorphous calcium carbonate of mud type, crystalline calcium carbonates with cubic, needle, spindle, spherical and plate shape were obtained in the temperature rang of 2~$85^{\circ}C$ and reaction time range of 5~60 minute.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.654-657
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• 2003

We obtained amorphous calcium carbonate through the carbonation reaction of $Ca(OH)_2$, and through this reaction, observed changes in particle shape and phase by electric conductivity, XRD and TEM analysis. According to the result of the analysis, in the first declining stage of electric conductivity, amorphous calcium carbonate that has formed is coated on the surface of $Ca(OH)_2$ and obstructs its dissolution, and in the first recovery stage of electric conductivity, amorphous calcium carbonate is dissolved and re-precipitated and forms chains of fine calcite particles linearly joined. In the second decline of conductivity, viscosity increases due to the growth of chains of calcite particles, and finally the calcite particles are dissolved and separated into colloidal crystalline calcite, thereby increasing electric conductivity again.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.522-526
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• 1992

Carbonation process of an aqueous solution of $Ca(OH)_2$ with $CO_2$ gas at $10^{\circ}C$ has been studied to investigate the formation and transformation processes of amorphous calcium carbonate. It was suggested that the amorphous calcium carbonate consisting of spherical particles with the diameter in the range of $0.02{\sim}0.05{\mu}m$ be a non-stoichiometric $CaCO_3$ phase containing small amounts of $H_2O$ and small incorporations of $HCO^-_3$. Amorphous $CaCO_3$ is unstable in the aqueous solution and converts to calcite, and its morphology depends on the carbonate species present in the slurry such that with [$CO_3^{2-}$] prevailing, chain-like calcite composed of ultrafine colloidal particles and with [$HCO^-_3$] prevailing, rhombohedral particles of calcite are formed respectively. Therefore, morphological control of calcium carbonate crystals could be expected by the adequate controls of transformation process of the amorphous calcium carbonate.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.457-462
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• 2007

Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) can readily be prepared using ethanol as the reaction medium and ammonium carbonate as the source of carbon dioxide. Other additives, or any elaborate pH control are not needed to form the initial calcium carbonate precipitate. Ammonia generated from ammonium carbonate maintains the reaction medium in a neutral or weakly basic condition, retarding the crystallization of ACC, while ethanol itself inhibits the dissolution of ACC. The ACC prepared in this way provides a rare opportunity to fabricate molded biomimetic crystals in vitro, but the ACC is too fragile to be fabricated into proper shapes. The malleability of ACC is, however, greatly enhanced by incorporating poly(ethylenimine) (PEI). The ACC/PEI composite can then be fabricated, using a proper mold or template, into mechanically durable biomimetic crystals of definite shape. The ACC in the ACC/PEI composite can further be transformed into vaterite by heating under N2 atmosphere, while the native ACC simply converts into calcite.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.93-98
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• 2005

The crystal growth of calcite at a low temperature range was carried out by the hydrothermal method using amorphous calcium carbonate which has excellent solubility in water. Amorphous calcium carbonate was prepared by the wet chemical reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of $CaCl_2\;and\;Na_2CO_3$. An important factor was the reaction temperature and time taken in preparation of the amorphous calcium carbonate. From the solubility results calculated by the weight loss method, $NH_4NO_3$ solutions were found to be the most promising solvents to grow calcite single crystals. The hydrothermal conditions for high growth rates of calcite single crystals were as follows: starting material: amorphous calcium carbonate, solvent: 0.01 m $NH_4NO_3$, temperature: $180^{\circ}C$, duration: 30 days. And properties of calcite single crystals were follows: dislocation density: $10^6{\sim}10cm^{-2}$, UV-visible transmittance: about 80% from 190 to 400 nm and birefringence: $0.17{\sim}0.18$. Also, it can be known from the FT-IR results that the absorption peak by injection of $HCO_3^-\;and\;OH^-$ ions was not shown.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.42-49
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• 1996

The synthesis or amorphous calc~um carbonale in the reacllons oi cslcn~m hydroxide suspension - CO1 systcni !\.;is studied by uslng rneasulemel~ts of eleclrical conductivity, x-ray diftractorneter and t~ansmission eleclron microscope. The m~tial product of reactious was noncrystalline shape oI amorphous calcium carbo~iale confirmed by x-ray diffraction analyses. The amorphous calcium carbonate covered lhc surlace of calcium hydroxldc grains. Tlic electrical conductivity of suspension dec~eascd dramatically when the amorphous calcium carhonate was synlliesizcd. A portion or the amorplious calcmm carbonale clia~iged ilito [he chain calcite as an intermcdrate product. Thc continuo~~cso nrluctivity measurements of suspension were ahle to delennine the starting point of the synthesis and the mechallism of carbonation process

• The Journal of Engineering Research
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.97-109
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• 2004

The synthesis and crystal structure of amorphous calcium carbonate obtained from gas-liquid reaction of CaO-$C_2 H_5 OH$-$CO_2$ system according to change of added amount of calcium oxide by blowing $CO_2$ gas and reaction time using ethanol and ethylene glycol were investigated by electric conductivity, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscope. The powdery or gelatinous phases were prepared by passing $CO_2$ gas at a flow rate of 1$\ell$/min into the suspensions containing 10~40g of CaO in mixing solutions 900ml of $C_2 H_5 OH$- and 100ml of ethylene glycol. By rapid filtration and drying the both phases at $60^{\circ}C$ under reduced pressure, the phases converted to the spherical vaterite and amorphous phase. The stable phase of amorphous calcium carbonate(ACC) was formed in the region pH 7-9 but the formation regions of amorphous phase were remarkably affected by pH in the mother liquor. It seems that a part of ACC changed into chain calcite as an intermediate products. The initial reactants prior to the formation of precipitated calcium carbonate is ACC. And ACC is unstable in the aqueous solution and crystallizes finally to calcite by the through-solution reaction. Especially ACC was produced or gelatinous phase which precipitated from the reaction of CaO-$C_2 H_5 OH$-$CO_2$ system.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.302-308
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• 2000

Stable amorphous calcium carbonate were synthesized from the serial work for the synthetic conditions such as concentration of solution, reaction temperature, aging time and pH of mother liquor. By using this as a precusor, calcite, aragonite and vaterite crystal particles were obtained in the water from adequate crystallization conditions. Furthermore, characterization for flourescence were performed by using crystals which were crystallized from the Sn dopped amorphous calcium carbonate. Calcite showed the most intensive emission and the center of emission wavelength was 464 nm with pure blue color. Calcite is expected to be used as phosphor for flourescent lamp because the maximum emission intensity was obtained from the excitation with 255 nm wavelength.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.465-473
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• 2019

Biocementation due to the microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) process is a potential technique that can be used for soil improvement. However, the effect of biocementation may be affected by many factors, including nutrient concentration, bacterial strains, injection strategy, temperature, pH, and soil type. This study investigates mainly the effect of chemical concentration on the formation of calcium carbonate (e.g., quantity, size, and crystalline structure) and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) using different treatment time and chemical concentration in the biotreatment. Two chemical concentrations (0.5 and 1.0 M) and three different treatment times (2, 4, and 8 cycles) were studied. The effect of chemical concentrations on the treatment was also examined by making the total amount of chemicals injected to be the same, but using different times of treatment and chemical concentrations (8 cycles for 0.50 M and 4 cycles for 1.00 M). The UCS and CCC were measured and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was carried out. The SEM images revealed that the sizes of calcium carbonate crystals increased with an increase in chemical concentrations. The UCS values resulting from the treatments using low concentration were slightly greater than those from the treatments using high concentration, given the CCC to be more or less the same. This trend can be attributed to the size of the precipitated crystals, in which the cementation efficiency increases as the crystal size decreases, for a given CCC. Furthermore, in the high concentration treatment, two mineral types of calcium carbonate were precipitated, namely, calcite and amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC). As the crystal shape and morphology of ACC differ from those of calcite, the bonding provided by ACC can be weaker than that provided by calcite. As a result, the conditions of calcium carbonate were affected by test key factors and eventually, contributed to the UCS values.