Abstract

The mechanism of crystal growth of KCl in ethanol–water system is studied by Nielsen's map-model, and the growth rate is estimated by the induction time (nucleation rate, growth rate) function in a salting-out crystallization system. In the experiments, the induction time and the particle size distribution of the final product were measured, and the solid–liquid interfacial tension was calculated from the induction period data. The map of rate control of crystal-growth for the KCl–ethanol–water salting out system was constructed by taking into consideration that the liquid–vapour interfacial tension varied with the variation of the ethanol concentration, and, as a consequence, the solid–liquid interfacial tension varied as well. As a result, diffusion controlled crystal growth was obtained as a rate-determining step for supersaturation ratios 0.01<0.45. For determining the crystal growth rate, the nucleation rate was estimated from the experimental average particle number and induction period, applying the assumption that all nuclei were born during the induction period. The results, obtained by using linear and non-linear regressions, have appeared to be in good agreement with the data published in the literature.

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