Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol.36, No.8, 1320-1326, 2013
Kinetic Study on Polyethylenimine-Assisted Reactive Crystallization of Monodisperse Strontium Sulfate Microcrystals
Double-jet reactive crystallization of SrSO4 was carried out in the presence of polyethylenimine (PEI). A simple kinetic model of primary nucleation as well as crystal growth was investigated under the condition of producing monodisperse microcrystals. Furthermore, surface free energy in the solution of PEI was estimated. PEI addition causes growth inhibition leading to smaller sizes and modifies the Gibbs free energy gap required for occurring nucleation.
Keywords:Double-jet precipitation;Kinetic model;Monodisperse crystals;Nano;microcrystals;Polyelectrolyte additive