Issue 12, 2016

Flow-driven morphology control in the cobalt–oxalate system

Abstract

The interaction of spatial concentration gradients with chemical reactions can lead to intricate precipitate patterns. When the density difference between the reactants is sufficient, gravity current forms at the reactive interface and solid particles can sediment along radially oriented thin lines if both nucleation and crystal growth are slow. In this paper, we have studied the flow-driven Co(II)–oxalate system, by pumping cobalt nitrate solution into a thin layer of sodium oxalate solution. The formed precipitate consists of cobalt(II) oxalate tetrahydrate, identified by thermogravimetric and X-ray diffractometric analysis. This simple flow method to maintain the spatial gradients represents a controlled synthesis resulting in microstructures significantly different from those obtained in well-stirred homogeneous experiments.

Graphical abstract: Flow-driven morphology control in the cobalt–oxalate system

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Dec 2015
Accepted
17 Feb 2016
First published
17 Feb 2016

CrystEngComm, 2016,18, 2057-2064

Author version available

Flow-driven morphology control in the cobalt–oxalate system

E. Tóth–Szeles, G. Schuszter, Á. Tóth, Z. Kónya and D. Horváth, CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 2057 DOI: 10.1039/C5CE02459E

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