Two anti-acidification pathways for the dissolution process of aragonite in acidified artificial seawater with different additives: bonded with bicarbonate or hydrogen ions

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2024 Dec 11;26(48):29690-29695. doi: 10.1039/d4cp03290j.

Abstract

Two anti-dissolution mechanisms of aragonite in acidified artificial seawater were investigated by monitoring the dissolution process in the presence of organic and inorganic additives. Among them, the carboxyl functional group (RCOO-) in PAA bonds with Ca2+ and bicarbonate, while strong protonation of silicates directly binds to hydrogen ions from bicarbonate. These interactions ultimately form stable polymer-rich amorphous calcium carbonate and dense silica layers on the surface of aragonite, effectively inhibiting further dissolution under dissolved CO2.