Lemanowicz Marcin, Mielańczyk Anna, Walica Tomasz, Kotek Milena, Gierczycki Andrzej
Department of Chemical Engineering and Process Design, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
Polymers (Basel). 2021 Aug 12;13(16):2695. doi: 10.3390/polym13162695.
The application of polymers as a tool in the crystallization process is gaining more and more interest among the scientific community. According to Web of Science statistics the number of papers dealing with "Polymer induced crystallization" increased from 2 in 1990 to 436 in 2020, and for "Polymer controlled crystallization"-from 4 in 1990 to 344 in 2020. This is clear evidence that both topics are vivid, attractive and intensively investigated nowadays. Efficient control of crystallization and crystal properties still represents a bottleneck in the manufacturing of crystalline materials ranging from pigments, antiscalants, nanoporous materials and pharmaceuticals to semiconductor particles. However, a rapid development in precise and reliable measuring methods and techniques would enable one to better describe phenomena involved, to formulate theoretical models, and probably most importantly, to develop practical indications for how to appropriately lead many important processes in the industry. It is clearly visible at the first glance through a number of representative papers in the area, that many of them are preoccupied with the testing and production of pharmaceuticals, while the rest are addressed to new crystalline materials, renewable energy, water and wastewater technology and other branches of industry where the crystallization process takes place. In this work, authors gathered and briefly discuss over 100 papers, published in leading scientific periodicals, devoted to the influence of polymers on crystallizing solutions.
聚合物作为结晶过程中的一种工具，在科学界正越来越受到关注。根据科学网的统计，涉及“聚合物诱导结晶”的论文数量从1990年的2篇增加到2020年的436篇，而涉及“聚合物控制结晶”的论文数量从1990年的4篇增加到2020年的344篇。这清楚地证明，如今这两个主题都很活跃、有吸引力且受到深入研究。从颜料、阻垢剂、纳米多孔材料、药物到半导体颗粒等结晶材料的制造中，有效控制结晶和晶体性质仍然是一个瓶颈。然而，精确可靠的测量方法和技术的快速发展将使人们能够更好地描述所涉及的现象，建立理论模型，也许最重要的是，为如何在工业中恰当地引导许多重要过程制定实际指导。从该领域的一些代表性论文中一眼就能清楚地看出，其中许多论文关注药物的测试和生产，而其余的则涉及新的结晶材料、可再生能源、水和废水处理技术以及发生结晶过程的其他工业分支。在这项工作中，作者收集并简要讨论了发表在主要科学期刊上的100多篇关于聚合物对结晶溶液影响的论文。
