Title: Inhibitory Effect of Extract from Fuctus Mume on Calcium Oxalate Crystal Growth
Abstract: The inhibitory effect of the extract from Fuctus Mume on the crystallization of calcium oxalate crystals in aqueous solution was studied,and the crystals were characterized by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy,X-ray diffraction(XRD) ,and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) .The results showed that the calcium oxalate monohydrate(COM) was the dominant phase in pure water while calcium oxalate dehydrate(COD) crystal alone appeared in the extract of Fuctus Mume.The size of the COD crystals reduced apparently as the content of the extract of Fuctus Mume increased in water.It suggests that the extract of Fuctus Mume could inhibit the crystallization of calcium oxalate monohydrate,and the inhibiting ability increases along with the increase of the extract concentration.The kinetic growth process of calcium oxalate crystals was studied by monitoring the electrical conductivity of solution and the result suggests that the extract of Fuctus Mume mainly inhibits the nucleation of CaC2O4.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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