Exploring the effect of poly(acrylic acid) on pre- and post-nucleation BaSO4 species: New insights into the mechanisms of crystallization control by polyelectrolytes

Barium sulphate (BaSO4) precipitation has been suggested to occur by non-classical pathways that include the formation of a dense liquid precursor phase, nucleation of primary nanoparticles and two levels of oriented aggregation resulting in micron-sized barite single crystals. In this study we buil...

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Main Authors: Ruiz-Agudo, C., Ruiz-Agudo, E., Burgos-Cara, A., Putnis, C., Ibáñez-Velasco, A., Rodriguez-Navarro, C., Putnis, Andrew
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6176