Pure Curcumin Spherulites from Impure Solutions <i>via</i> Nonclassical Crystallization
K. Vasanth Kumar, Kiran A. Ramisetty, K. Renuka Devi, Gamidi Rama Krishna, Claire Heffernan, Andrew Stewart, Jian Guo, Srinivas Gadipelli, Dan J. L. Brett, Evangelos P. Favvas, Åke C. Rasmuson
Abstract
classical molecular addition mechanisms. Collectively, these experimental observations provide, for the first time, evidence for particle-mediated crystallization as an alternate and efficient method to purify organic compounds.
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SupercoolingNucleationCrystallizationSpherulite (polymer physics)CrystalliteMaterials scienceImpurityParticle (ecology)CrystallographyCurcuminNanometreCrystal (programming language)Chemical engineeringChemistryThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryComposite materialMetallurgyOceanographyProgramming languageComputer scienceEngineeringPhysicsGeologyBiochemistryCrystallization and Solubility StudiesCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionCrystallography and molecular interactions