title: Preparation of porosity-controlled calcium carbonate by thermal decomposition of volume content-variable calcium carboxylate derivatives.
abstract: We demonstrate a novel approach for synthesizing porosity-controlled calcium carbonate by one-step thermal decomposition of various calcium carboxylate derivatives as well as their mixtures with different molar ratios. By varying the volume content of calcium in the calcium compounds or mixtures, the resulting porous calcium carbonate exhibits distinct porosity and structures that are very promising for various applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A-STAR, Singapore 117602.
authors.forename: Hai-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Si Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tee
authors.forename: Ming-Yong
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry*; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016062:Porosity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D002119:Calcium Carbonate