Controlling Calcium Carbonate Particle Morphology, Size, and Molecular Order Using Silicate.

Calcium carbonate (CaCO) is one of the most abundant substances on earth and has a large array of industrial applications. Considerable research has been conducted in an effort to synthesize calcium carbonate microparticles with controllable and specific morphologies and sizes. CaCO produced by a precipitation reaction of calcium nitrate and sodium carbonate solution was found to have high polymorphism and batch to batch variability.