Crystallization Essays

  • Analysis of the art of Pablo Palazuelo

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    Geologic form un-earthed: "Seeing through" the art of Pablo Palazuelo "Science and art are two 'di-fferent' ways of getting to know the world, ways which-from a shared origin-evolved separately. [...] The two 'di-fferent' conceptions as well as the corresponding attitudes and activities reveal their reciprocal 'in/cidence' (the result of their common origin) when they are studied in depth and 'without pre/judice.'" --Pablo Palazuelo, (Vision-Time essay, Reina Sofía, 259)

  • Supercooling

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    This can only be achieved if there is no seed to trigger the crystallization process. A good example of this is clouds at a high altitude. The clouds contain tiny drops of water and when there are no seeds to trigger the crystallization it doesn't turn to ice, no matter how cold it is. Although, in everyday life there are seed to trigger crystallization. The answer to why this works can be found in the physics of crystallization. To form a crystal you need something that the crystals can grow

  • Miniscale Recrystallization Essay

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    4. List the steps in the systematic procedure for miniscale recrystallization, briefly explaining the purpose of each step. -Selection of solvent – The correct solvent must be selected to form a product of high purity and in good recovery. The solvent must fit some criteria. The desired compound should be soluble in the hot solvent but insoluble in the cold solvent. The impurities should be insoluble in all temperatures of the solvent or slightly soluble in a cold solvent. The boiling point of the

  • Ice Structuring Protein In Food Industry Essay

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    structuring proteins in food that are frozen. Ice structuring proteins can inhibit re-crystallization during freezing storage, transport and thawing, thus preserving food texture by retarding cellular damage and minimal loss of nutrients (for fruit and vegetables like strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes) by reducing drip (Griffith and Ewart, 1995, Feeney and Yeh, 1998, Breton et al., 2000, Wang, 2000). Re-crystallization in frozen food occurs when temperature fluctuates during storage or transit, resulting

  • Instant Coffee

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    initiation of the process leading to conditions that allow the occurrence, Crystals core formation, the initiation process can be carried out by cooling, evaporation, and combinations. Crystal nucleation is the process of formation, the occurrence of crystallization conditions is a natural occurred in the area above the curve is saturated, and is added from outside of the seed crystal. The process of crystal formation occurs in solute than normal conditions. That is how the process of making coffee works

  • Crystallization Of Fluorene

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    In order to separate the mixture of fluorene, o-toluic acid, and 1, 4-dibromobenzene, the previously learned techniques of extraction and crystallization are needed to perform the experiment. First, 10.0 mL of diethyl ether would be added to the mixture in a centrifuge tube (1) and shaken until the mixture completely dissolved (2). Diethyl ether is the best solvent for dissolving the mixture, because though it is a polar molecule, its ethyl groups make it a nonpolar solvent. The compounds, fluorene

  • Crystallization Essay

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    Crystallization is one of the oldest unit operations widely used in industries for the separation and purification of solid products. It is a popular operation in majority of industries, including pharmaceutical, food, microelectronics and bulk and fine chemicals. The production process of the majority of all solid products includes at least one crystallization step during the synthesis or purification of intermediates or the final product. Since crystallization is often the first step when the pure

  • Importance Of Crystallization

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    1. INTRODUCTION Crystallization is an essential technique in pharmaceutical manufacturing since most of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are available in a solid form1. It plays an important role in marketing, manufacturing, and including interaction with excipients in the crystalline state2. The physical properties of the active pharmaceutical ingredients such as crystalline form, morphology and particle size distribution will strongly affect the solubility and bioavailability of a solid

  • Analysis Of Kissinger's Equation

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    can be calculated. And it is equal to 328.82 kJ/mol. The crystallization process can be explained by the DSC results which obtained at different heating rates. The kinetic parameters (activation energy for crystallization, Ec, and Avrami exponent, n) for the crystallization peaks determined. Kissinger method used to determine the activation energy for crystallization (Ep) considering the heating rate (α) dependence of the peak crystallization temperature (Tp) as shown in figure 5. The value of Ep can

  • Behaviour of Base Metals During Partial Melting

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    focuses on the Behaviour of base metals during partial melting in the upper mantle and fractional crystallization in the crustal magma. A base metal is a metal that easily oxidise and reacts with a diluted hydrochloric acid (HCL) to form hydrogen. The examples of base metals include iron, nickel, copper, zinc and lead. The Behaviour of these metals in terms of partial melting and fractional crystallization is discussed by using their partition coefficients. Partition coefficient is the ratio of concentration

  • Kidney Stone Formation Essay

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    shown simplified scheme for the formation of kidney stone. ( Alok et al. 2013) Fig.I.2. Shown Simplified Scheme for the Formation of Kidney Stone. I.3.1. Nucleation and Crystallization I.3.1.1. Supersaturation Supersaturation, the fundamental driving force for the change of phase from solution to solid (i.e. when crystallization occurs), is the first and most essential step in the process of stone formation. On the other hand, Supersaturation means that the concentration of the ions that make up

  • phase diagram

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    Introduction: Chemical equilibrium is a crucial topic in Chemistry. To represent and model equilibrium, the thermodynamic concept of Free energy is usually used. For a multi-component system the Gibbs free energy is a function of Pressure, Temperature and quantity (mass, moles) of each component. If one of these parameters is changed, a state change to a more energetically favorable state will occur. This state has the lowest free energy. When the free energy of all states are equal to each other

  • Supersaturation And Supercooling

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    explain the relationship between supersaturation and spontaneous crystallization. The relationship between the concentration and temperature is schematically shown in Figure 1. Extensive research has been carried out to explain the relationship between supersaturation and spontaneous crystallization. The lower continuous line is the normal solubility curve for the salt concerned. Temperature and concentration at which spontaneous crystallization occurs have been represented by the upper broken curve, generally

  • Deciphering Mixture Components Through Separation Techniques

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    Analysis/Conclusion Based on our observations during the separation techniques and some speculation, we were able to identify eight components of our mixture: graphite from the filtration residue, Epsom salt from crystallization, water and acetic acid through distillation, red and orange dye, iron metal, marble chips, and sand. To start with, the first separation technique we performed on the heterogeneous mixture was filtration. According to our observations of the residue, we believed graphite

  • Candy Chemicals

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    point. Which will cause the sugars to dissolve and it will prevent sugar crystals to form inside of the hard candy. No large crystallization should occur because you want to create a smooth, and creamy textured candy (“Factsheet on glucose”). There is no alternative to the compound because in order to make hard and smooth candy, it is required that no large crystallization occurs. With glucose it forms around the... ... middle of paper ... ...such as agar, carrageenan. Agar is mostly used to

  • Multi Ion Beam Sputtering Technique

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    annealing time of 2 h. When the PZT films were annealed at 650 °C for 2 h all films assumed pure perovskite crystal structures. The Pb content also had an effect on the crystallization of the PZT film. It was determined that excess PZT increased crystallization toward the perovskite phase. Although excess Pb increase crystallization it worsens the morphology. PZT films deposited with excess Pb tend to have a rougher surface. Works Cited Multi‐ion‐beam reactive sputter deposition of ferroelectric

  • Salt Essay

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    such as its crystallization, what salt is and ammonia. Each type of crystal has its own properties and shapes. Crystals are an organized arrangement of atoms and molecules. The atoms sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) make up salt crystals and have a cubic shape. A salt solution will contain sodium and chlorine atoms that are separated by water molecules. Crystals are formed when the water evaporates from the solution and the sodium and chlorine atoms start bonding together (Crystallization). According

  • Potassium Nitrate Lab

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    Step 6 was repeated with boiling tube #2 and a warm thermometer (after being placed in the hot water bath) was placed into the solution in boiling tube #1. The boiling tube was held up to the light and the first sign of crystallization was observed As the instant crystallization began, the temperature was observed and

  • Thermodynamic Reaction Lab

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    Determination of thermodynamic values allows for analysis of what makes a reaction spontaneous. In this experiment, the equilibrium constant of the crystallization of potassium nitrate as it ionized in water was found and used to determine enthalpy, entropy, and Gibb’s Free Energy of a reaction. The variables were found by by graphing the solubility of potassium nitrate as a function of time and by utilizing relationships based on the van’t Hoff equation. Based on the determined Ksp of 43.4 the

  • Synthesis Of Aspirin Synthesis Essay

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    Organic Chemistry Laboratory – CH 200 (2014-2015) Experiment 9 Synthesis of Aspirin through Esterification and Crystallization Justin Gaña, Jamilette Guiam, Angelica Jimenez, and Joanna Jusay* Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science University of Santo Tomas, España Street, Manila 1051 Date Submitted: November 7, 2014 Abstract The synthesis of aspirin was remodeled and revised for a small scale experiment. An esterification reaction from the combination of salicylic acid