The crystallization of calcite from mixed alcohol water solvents in the presence of a double hydrophilic block copolymer poly(ethylene glycol) block poly(methacrylic acid)(PEG b PMAA) has been investigated. It was rev...The crystallization of calcite from mixed alcohol water solvents in the presence of a double hydrophilic block copolymer poly(ethylene glycol) block poly(methacrylic acid)(PEG b PMAA) has been investigated. It was revealed that with increasing the volume fractions of ethanol or isopropanol, the morphology of the CaCO 3 particles generally varies from peanuts through rods to spheres in the presence of the polymer. Specifically, uniform rounded calcite rods, which are about 2 μm in length with an aspect ratio of 2.6, were obtained in the isopropanol solution with volume fraction 50%.展开更多
文摘The crystallization of calcite from mixed alcohol water solvents in the presence of a double hydrophilic block copolymer poly(ethylene glycol) block poly(methacrylic acid)(PEG b PMAA) has been investigated. It was revealed that with increasing the volume fractions of ethanol or isopropanol, the morphology of the CaCO 3 particles generally varies from peanuts through rods to spheres in the presence of the polymer. Specifically, uniform rounded calcite rods, which are about 2 μm in length with an aspect ratio of 2.6, were obtained in the isopropanol solution with volume fraction 50%.