Citric acid. Crystallization

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:52 am

Video of the process crystallization of citric acid. (Time lapse)

Video:
https://youtu.be/ybiXEDFwMwU

Francisco

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:08 pm

Very nice

Smokedaddy · Post by **Smokedaddy** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:26 pm

Excellent video Francisco. Crystals are always amazing. What solution mixture did you use with the citric acid?

billporter1456 · Post by **billporter1456** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:22 am

That's really cool looking Francisco. Makes me want to try to do something like that. I'm with Smokedaddy in wanting to know more about how you did it. Maybe it's a "trade secret," but if not, what solution did you start with and how long did it take for the process to complete? Thanks in advance for the information.

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:46 am

Very nice

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:20 am

Thanks for your comments
Smokedaddy - billporter1456, the procedure is very simple.
Dissolve citric acid in water or alcohol. Put a drop on the slide and wait for it to evaporate producing crystallization.
Depending on the solvent (water or alcohol), temperature and degree of saturation we will get different types of "micro crystals".
In the video, the solvent is alcohol.
In this other video whose solvent is water, crystallization is somewhat different (larger crystals)
https://youtu.be/9Zbm1nV-mC8

billporter1456 · Post by **billporter1456** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:23 am

fpelectronica wrote:Thanks for your comments
Smokedaddy - billporter1456, the procedure is very simple.
Dissolve citric acid in water or alcohol. Put a drop on the slide and wait for it to evaporate producing crystallization.
Depending on the solvent (water or alcohol), temperature and degree of saturation we will get different types of "micro crystals".
In the video, the solvent is alcohol.
In this other video whose solvent is water, crystallization is somewhat different (larger crystals)
https://youtu.be/9Zbm1nV-mC8

Thanks for that information. I may give it a try. Your results are impressive.