Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2018.021
Mechanochemical Synthesis of Calcium Oxalate
Silvija Šafranko
; Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8A, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Dominik Goman
; Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8A, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Filip Bolić
; Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8A, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Marina Sekulić
; Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8A, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Anamarija Stanković
; Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8A, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Nives Matijaković
orcid.org/0000-0002-3751-1790
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Laboratory for precipitation processes, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ina Erceg
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Laboratory for biocolloids and surface chemistry, Bijenička cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Berislav Marković
; Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, Ulica cara Hadrijana 8A, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia
Abstract
In this work, mechanochemical synthesis of calcium oxalate was done in a planetary ball mill, with and without addition of water as a solvent. Previous research was primarily focused on calcium oxalate synthesis in solution. Here we report a different approach which may contribute to new findings in calcium oxalate crystal synthesis caused by an influence of mechanical energy.
The aim of this study was synthesis, identification, and characterization of particular oxalate hydrate phase synthesized with calcium salts (chloride, nitrate and sulphate). The effects of grinding speed and reaction duration regarding the time of synthesis were investigated. Structural and thermal sample properties were studied by FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Morphologic characteristics of calcium oxalate and size distribution were measured by optical microscopy and dynamic light scattering (DLS).
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Keywords
mechanochemistry; calcium oxalate monohydrate; kidney stones
Hrčak ID:
207070
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Publication date:
14.12.2018.
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