Liquid–liquid phase separation into reactant-rich precursors during mineral crystallization

2025/01/01 by David Carrière, J Raimbault, Mark A. Levenstein +1 · 1 voice
Engineering · Environmental Science · Materials Science · #Crystallization and Solubility Studies #Freezing and Crystallization Processes #Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5ce00695c

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is being increasingly recognized as a critical intermediate step in non-classical crystallization pathways, representing a paradigm shift from early descriptions invoking single-step nucleation.

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