Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history

PUPA Gilbert, KD Bergmann, N Boekelheide… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) biomineralizing organisms have played major roles in the
history of life and the global carbon cycle during the past 541 Ma. Both marine diversification …

Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films

MJ Abdolhosseini Qomi, QRS Miller, S Zare… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The calamitous impacts of unabated carbon emission from fossil-fuel-burning energy
infrastructure call for accelerated development of large-scale CO2 capture, utilization and …

Microencapsulating n-docosane phase change material into CaCO3/Fe3O4 composites for high-efficient utilization of solar photothermal energy

H Liu, X Tian, M Ouyang, X Wang, D Wu, X Wang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Microencapsulating phase-change materials (PCMs) into CaCO 3 shell is considered as an
effective way to resolve the leakage problem of the microcapsule system and enhance its …

Corrosion resistance of a superhydrophobic calcium carbonate coating on magnesium alloy by ultrasonic cavitation-assisted chemical conversion

Y Wang, Z You, K Ma, C Dai, D Wang, J Wang - Corrosion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
A superhydrophobic anticorrosive CaCO 3 coating was prepared on Mg-Nd alloy by
ultrasound-assisted chemical conversion. Results show that the prepared coating consists of …

Self-healing performance and corrosion resistance of a bilayer calcium carbonate coating on microarc-oxidized magnesium alloy

Y Wang, D Yu, K Ma, C Dai, D Wang, J Wang - Corrosion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
A CaCO 3 coating with good anticorrosion and self-healing performance was fabricated on
the as-prepared MAO coating on the surface of AZ41 Mg alloy via ultrasound-assisted …

Glendonites throughout the Phanerozoic

M Rogov, V Ershova, C Gaina, O Vereshchagin… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ikaite is a metastable calcium carbonate hexahydrate (CaCO3· 6H2O), which naturally
occurs in environments characterized by temperatures of− 2 to+ 7° C. It is therefore …

Shape-preserving amorphous-to-crystalline transformation of CaCO3 revealed by in situ TEM

Z Liu, Z Zhang, Z Wang, B Jin, D Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Organisms use inorganic ions and macromolecules to regulate crystallization from
amorphous precursors, endowing natural biominerals with complex morphologies and …

Changes in mineral composition, growth of calcite crystal, and promotion of physico-chemical properties induced by carbonation of β-C2S

D Wang, Y Fang, Y Zhang, J Chang - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Larnite (β-C 2 S) is a low-calcium mineral with a low rate of early hydration which
has a high CO 2 sequestration potential. Synthetic β-C 2 S was exposed to pure CO 2 for …

Water: How Does It Influence the CaCO3 Formation?

H Du, E Amstad - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nature produces biomineral‐based materials with a fascinating set of properties using only
a limited number of elements. This set of properties is obtained by closely controlling the …

From particle attachment to space-filling coral skeletons

CY Sun, CA Stifler, RV Chopdekar… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Reef-building corals and their aragonite (CaCO3) skeletons support entire reef ecosystems,
yet their formation mechanism is poorly understood. Here we used synchrotron …