It has been thought that phosphorus in biominerals made of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) might be related to ACC formation, but no such phosphorus-containing compounds have ever been identified. Crustaceans use ACC biominerals in exoskeleton and gastroliths so that they will have easy access to calcium carbonate inside the body before and after molting. We have identified phosphoenolpyruvat...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of additional calcium carbonate treatment on fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels in patients treated with calcitriol. METHODS In this randomized, open-labeled, and parallel-group study, a total of 30 patients with early chronic kidney disease (CKD) and vitamin D deficiency were randomly assigned to two groups and r...

From the Research Division, J. T. Baker Chemical Co., Phillipsburg, N. J. 08865. 1 Paper IV in the series “The Practical Analysis of High-Purity Chemicals.” Presented at the 22nd National Meeting of the AACC, Buffalo, N.Y., July 1970. Received April22, 1971; accepted June 3, 1971. Calcium carbonate Lithium carbonate Magnesium acetate Potassium chloride Potassium monobasic phosphate Sodium chlor...

carbonates are among the most common soil constituents in arid and semiarid zones. they exhibit many significant differences in their chemical and mineralogical, suite, origin, physical and micromorphological properties and consequently in their activities in soil. the differences cause different properties of calcareous soils. six profiles of aridisols and inceptisols with carbonate accumulati...

An attempt has been made to study the impact of calcium carbonate on soil dielectric properties. The dielectric constant (ε') and dielectric loss (ε'') of soil with increasing percentage of calcium carbonate are measured at 7.0 GHz. These measurements are carried at room temperature. The J-band microwave setup with slotted section and a crystal detector is used for measurements. The two point m...

Calcium carbonate particles with a novel bowknot-like superstructure were fabricated in the presence of poly(sodium 4-styrene sulfate) (PSS) and under the assistance of ultrasonication during the initial reaction stage. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and field-emis...

The long-term success of coral reefs depends on a positive balance of calcium carbonate production exceeding dissolution, erosion, and material export. As a result of ocean acidification, coral reefs could transition from net accretion to net erosion owing to decreasing rates of calcification and increasing rates of chemical dissolution and bioerosion. Here, I present a fundamental paradigm tha...

BACKGROUND Dairy product and calcium consumption have been associated with modifying body fat and body weight in children and adults. OBJECTIVE In overweight adolescent boys and girls, we aimed to determine the effect of the doubling of habitual calcium intake to the recommended intake from dairy or calcium carbonate on energy balance and purported mechanisms including fecal fat excretion, ma...

Calcium carbonate is an abundant biomineral that is of great importance in industrial or geological contexts. In recent years, many studies of the precipitation of CaCO3 have shown that amorphous precursors and intermediates are widespread in the biomineralization processes and can also be exploited in bio-inspired materials chemistry. In this work, the thorough investigation of a urinary stone...