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- Title
Influence of polyacrylamide on the precipitation of gypsum in sodium chloride solutions.
- Authors
Kistanova, Natalya S.; Chashchukhina, Anna D.; Kudryashova, Olga S.; Khayrulina, Elena A.
- Abstract
Some natural processes can seal porous rocks, cracks, and joints in soil formations. The precipitation of sparingly soluble calcium salts can either stop the flow of brines into mines or isolate particularly contaminated areas. Gypsum (CaSO4‧2H2O), which has a low solubility in water (2.6 g/L at 25 °C), creates a long-lasting insulating layer. Natural mineral formation happens very slowly, and only a small amount of the matter gets through the porous medium of soil and rocks. Supersaturated solutions of sparingly soluble calcium salts with crystallisation inhibitors are used to create artificial geochemical barriers that mimic natural processes. This research looks into the effects of PAM and NaCl on the precipitation of calcium sulphate dihydrate from supersaturated solutions. The efficiency of PAM inhibition was confirmed by studying the processes of spontaneous salt crystallisation from 0.15 mol/L CaSO4 solutions at 25 °C. The presence of both PAM and NaCl in the solution had a synergistic effect. The induction period of gypsum crystallisation in the presence of NaCl required 33 h at a 500 ppm PAM. XRD results proved that the salt precipitated as CaSO4‧2H2O. The morphology of gypsum crystals changed in the presence of a polymer in supersaturated solutions.
- Subjects
SALT; SUPERSATURATED solutions; POLYACRYLAMIDE; SOLUBLE salts; CALCIUM salts; GYPSUM
- Publication
Environmental Earth Sciences, 2023, Vol 82, Issue 23, p1
- ISSN
1866-6280
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12665-023-11260-z