Abstract
Calcite scaling studies have been mainly focused on physical quantities such as degree of supersaturation, ionic strength and temperature. However, the importance of another parameter, namely, that of surface or interfacial free energy has been largely ignored. Constant composition methods have been used to investigate the mechanisms of crystal growth of calcium carbonate and its inhibition by sodium dodecyl sulfate, dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide and benzalkonium chloride. Thin layer wicking methods were used to measure the calcite surface energy changes induced by the presence of these adsorbed additives for the interpretation of the crystal growth kinetics data.
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2004
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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