High-speed tracking of fast chemical precipitations

Heterogeneous reactions taking place in the aqueous phase bear significant importance both in applied and fundamental research. Among others, producing solid catalysts, crystallizing biomorphs or pharmaceutically relevant polymorphs, and yielding bottom-up synthesised precipitate structures are prom...

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Published in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2019-06, Vol.21 (21), p.11345-1135
Main Authors: Zahorán, Réka, Kukovecz, Ákos, Tóth, Ágota, Horváth, Dezs, Schuszter, Gábor
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Language:English
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Summary:Heterogeneous reactions taking place in the aqueous phase bear significant importance both in applied and fundamental research. Among others, producing solid catalysts, crystallizing biomorphs or pharmaceutically relevant polymorphs, and yielding bottom-up synthesised precipitate structures are prominent examples. To achieve a better control on product properties, reaction kinetics and mechanisms must be taken into account especially in dynamic systems where transport processes are coupled to chemistry. Since the characteristic time scale of numerous precipitation reactions falls below 1 s within the relevant concentration range, unique experimental protocols are needed. Herein we present a high-speed camera supported experimental procedure capable of determining such characteristic time scales in the range of 10 ms to 1 s. The method is validated both experimentally and by performing 3D hydrodynamic simulations. We present a high-speed camera supported experimental procedure capable of determining the characteristic time scales of heterogeneous reactions in the range of 10 ms to 1 s.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/c9cp01707k