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Polymorphism and solid phase transition in solution

Authors: Denis MANGIN, François PUEL, Stéphane VEESLER

Publication date: March 10, 2008 | Lire en français

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    2. Reminders on nucleation and growth in solution

    A more detailed description of these concepts can be found in the literature ([1] [J 2 710] ). Only the main definitions are given here.

    2.1 Sursaturation

    If we consider a supersaturated solution, the driving force for crystallization is the difference in chemical potentials between the molecules in the supersaturated mother solution µ and those in the saturated solution µ s at crystal-solution equilibrium. This difference...

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