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Ultrason Sonochem. 2016 Jul;31:39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.11.024. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

Ultrasonication assisted and surfactant mediated synergistic approach for synthesis of calcium sulfate nano-dendrites.

Ultrasonics sonochemistry

Sarang Bari, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Satyendra Mishra

Affiliations

  1. University Institute of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 425001, Maharashtra, India.
  2. University Institute of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 425001, Maharashtra, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
  3. University Institute of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 425001, Maharashtra, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26964922 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.11.024

Abstract

Calcium sulfate (CaSO4) nano-dendrimers were fabricated successfully via ultrasonic irradiation method using calcium chloride [CaCl2] and ammonium per sulfate [(NH4)2SO4] as precursors in aqueous solution by using cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as chemical surfactants. Diffusion-induced branching growth mechanism (DIBGM), influenced with the action of head-group and hydrocarbon chain effect of cationic surfactants, was the backbone in the formation of CaSO4 nano-dendrites. Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray powder Diffraction (XRD), Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Dynamic Light Spectroscopy (DLS) and BET surface area analyzer were used to characterize the products. Results obtained were compared with conventional stirring method that proved the superiority of sonication method to obtain well-crystalline nanostructures. Also, surfactant concentration, sonication frequency and time were noticed as the critical factors to generate such absolute morphologies at nano-crystalline size.

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Keywords: CaSO(4); Cavitation; Nano-dendrite; Surfactant

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