TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth Mechanism of Hollow Sodium Chloride Single Crystals Grown from a Mixed Solvent of Cyclohexane and Acetone
AU - Kaneko, Shiro
AU - Hirasawa, Izumi
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Recently, hollow sodium chloride crystals have been proposed as potential high-value-added crystals. The crystal growth mechanism of such crystals is elucidated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopic imaging, and analysis of both the chloride ions and water content in the mixed solvent of cyclohexane and acetone. A series of experimental conditions, including the stirring time after injecting the aqueous sodium chloride solutions into the mixed solvent and the ratio of cyclohexane and acetone, are evaluated in detail. Based on experimental data, possible growth mechanisms are proposed to explain the formation of hollow sodium chloride crystals.
AB - Recently, hollow sodium chloride crystals have been proposed as potential high-value-added crystals. The crystal growth mechanism of such crystals is elucidated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopic imaging, and analysis of both the chloride ions and water content in the mixed solvent of cyclohexane and acetone. A series of experimental conditions, including the stirring time after injecting the aqueous sodium chloride solutions into the mixed solvent and the ratio of cyclohexane and acetone, are evaluated in detail. Based on experimental data, possible growth mechanisms are proposed to explain the formation of hollow sodium chloride crystals.
KW - Crystal growth mechanism
KW - Crystallization
KW - Morphology
KW - Sodium compounds
KW - X-ray diffraction
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U2 - 10.1002/ceat.201600641
DO - 10.1002/ceat.201600641
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020287795
SN - 0930-7516
VL - 40
SP - 1276
EP - 1281
JO - Chemical Engineering and Technology
JF - Chemical Engineering and Technology
IS - 7
ER -