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- Cerreta, M.K., et al.
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Contact nuclei formation in aqueous dextrose solutions
- 1990
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In: Journal of Crystal Growth. - 0022-0248 .- 1873-5002. ; 102:4, s. 869-876
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A laser Raman microprobe was used in situ to observe the growth of alpha dextrose monohydrate on alpha anhydrous dextrose crystals. The Raman spectra indicate growth of the monohydrate below 28.1°C, but the presence of only the anhydrous form above 40.5°C. Contact nucleation experiments with parent anhydrous crystals yielded only monohydrate nuclei below 28.1°C, while contacts in solutions between 34.5 and 41.0°C produced both crystalline forms, and contacts in solutions above 43.5°C produced only anhydrous nuclei. The inability of the monohydrate to grow on anhydrous crystals in the same solution that forms the two crystalline phases with a single contact precludes a simple attrition mechanism of nuclei formation. For the same reason, the hypothetical mechanism involving parent crystal stabilization of pre-crystalline clusters, allowing the clusters to grow into nuclei, is also contradicted. A third, mechanism, which may be a combination of the two, is believed to apply.
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- Cerreta, M.K., et al.
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Raman spectroscopic studies of the structure of supersaturated ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solutions
- 1984
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In: Industrial crystallization 84. - Amsterdam : Elsevier. - 0444424067 ; , s. 233-236
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Raman spectroscopic studies of quiescent under and supersaturated ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) aqueous solutions were performed on the nu //1 (totally symmetric or breathing mode) and nu //3 (symmetric twist) H//2PO//4 OVER BAR bands as well as for the nu //1 band of solid ADP and solid diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DHP). The splitting of the non-degenerate ADP nu //1 band in concentrated solution is interpreted in terms of a well-ordered quasi-crystalline solution structure. Increases in nu //1 half-width at half-height support this view.
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- Cerreta, M.K., et al.
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The structure of aqueous solutions of some dihydrogen orthophosphates by laser Raman spectroscopy
- 1987
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In: Journal of Crystal Growth. - : Elsevier BV. - 0022-0248 .- 1873-5002. ; 84:4, s. 577-588
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Powdered crystals and pure, aqueous solutions of ammonium, sodium, and potassium dihydrogen orthophosphates in concentrations ranging from 0.01M to supersaturated were investigated at 30°C using laser Raman spectroscopy between 700 and 1350 cm-1. With increasing solute concentration, the peak position of the 875 cm-1 P-(OH)2 symmetric strech band increased. Extreme asymmetry in the 1075 cm-1 P=O2 symmetric stretch band developed to lower energy. The integrated intensity ratio of the 875 cm-1 band to the 1075 cm-1 band envelope remained constant. These observations are consistent with anion-anion association via hydrogen bonds. Deconvolution of the spectral bands showed only 40% and 20% of the phosphates exist as monomers in saturated potassium and ammonium solutions, respectively, and that anion association does not cease at the dimer. The spectra provided no evidence of quasi-crystalline entities in solution. The necessary breaking and reforming of hydrogen bonds during the growth process can explain rapid z-direction growth, growth activation energy, and the rate-limiting surface growth mechanism.
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