Seeding in crystallisation
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Author(s)
Parambil, Jose V
Heng, Jerry YY
Type
Chapter
Abstract
Crystal seeding is the process of adding homogeneous or heterogeneous crystals to a crystallising solution to nucleate and/or grow more crystals. Seeding has emerged as one of the most critical steps in optimising the crystallisation process (O’Sullivan B, Smith B, Baramidze G, Recent advances for seeding a crystallization process. Mettler Toledo Auto-Chem, Columbia, 2012). An aptly designed seeding technique would ensure product reproducibility between batches or over time. This is achieved primarily by controlling the crystal size distribution and polymorphism of the crystals that are formed. In this chapter, aspects of crystal nucleation, the importance of seeding and crystallisation methods employed will be discussed.
Editor(s)
Roberts, Kevin J
Docherty, Robert
Tamura, Rui
Date Issued
2017
Citation
Engineering Crystallography: From Molecule to Crystal to Functional Form, 2017, pp.235-245
ISBN
9789402411157
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Start Page
235
End Page
245
Journal / Book Title
Engineering Crystallography: From Molecule to Crystal to Functional Form
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology
Copyright Statement
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2017. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1117-1_13
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-024-1117-1_13
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-07-19