The tensile properties of multiscale, hybrid, thermoplastic-based nanocomposites reinforced with nano-CaCO3 particles and micro–short glass fibers (SGF) were predicted by a two-step, three-dimensionalmodel using ANSYS finite element (FE) software. Cylindrical and cuboid representative volume elements were generated to obtain the effective behavior of the multiscale hybrid composites. In the fir...

In situ Raman scattering and electrical conductivity experiments have been performed to investigate the structural phase transitions of calcite during compressed decompressed processes in a diamond anvil cell at temperatures 298–873 K pressures up 19.7 GPa. Upon compression, (CaCO3-I phase) underwent three from CaCO3-I CaCO3-II phases 1.6 GPa, CaCO3-III 2.2 CaCO3-VI 16.8 GPa under room temperat...

Of a range of glycosaminoglycans, heparin and heparan sulphate were the most effective inhibitors in vitro of CaCO3 (calcite) crystallization as assayed by conductimetric measurements. The possible role of such glycosaminoglycans in modulating calcium-salt crystallizations in vivo is discussed.

On this paper, methods to obtain Mg-free reagents for synthesizing pure phase Sistabilized α-TCP were established. The Mg contents of synthesized reagents were considerably lower than those in commercially available reactants. Pure Si-doped (2.5 at.-% of P by Si substitution) α-TCP was obtained by solid state reaction from synthetic reagents at temperature as low as 1200°C. When commercial reag...

Excessive soil acidity is known to have potential negative impacts on crop production. The chemical and physical characteristics of a liming material determine its capacity to neutralize soil acidity. The material CaCO3 equivalent (CCE) and fineness effectiveness estimates are included in effective CCE (ECCE) assessments of a material’s liming value and to decide application rates. The objectiv...

Potassium nitrate exhibits a reentrant phase transformation, where a metastable ferroelectric phase (γ -KNO3) is formed upon cooling from high temperature. The layered structure of this ferroelectric phase is composed of alternating layers of potassium ions and nitrate groups; wherein, a central nitrogen atom is coordinated by three equilateral triangular oxygen atoms. The group layer is locate...