Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers

Bahri Ersoy; Hakan Çiftçi; Salah Aldeen Abdullah Abdulhameed Al-Salahı; Atilla Evcin

doi:10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759

Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers

Abstract

In this study, the particle morphology, particle size distribution (PSD), surface area and porosity, bulk density, thermal stability, and surface properties [water contact angle (θwater), surface free energy (SFE), and zeta potential (ZP)] of natural calcite, also known as ground calcium carbonate (GCC: Ground Calcium Carbonate; Nidaşcarb 70), and synthetic calcite, also known as precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC: Precipitated Calcium Carbonate; adaCAL N1) were investigated and compared in detail. In addition, characterization studies were carried out using SEM, PSD analyzer, BET surface area analyzer, mercury porosimeter, TG-DSC, θ measurement, and zeta meter devices. SEM analysis results showed that PCC particles are mostly irregular or spherical aggregates formed by the aggregation of 50-100 nm sized cubic-rhombohedral primary crystal grains and containing porosity, while GCC particles are mostly angular, irregular and blocky solid masses without porosity. Although GCC particles are finer than PCC particles, due to particle morphology, PCC has much higher surface area than GCC. For the same reason, the bulk density of PCC is lower than that of GCC. According to θwater data, the hydrophilic character of PCC is more pronounced than that of GCC. Differences in the particle morphology of the products play a decisive role in their other properties.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

AKÜ-BAPK

Project Number

25.FEN.BİL.01

Ethical Statement

This study is a research paper and does not require ethics committee approval.

Thanks

This study was conducted as part of the master's thesis project, "25.FEN.BİL.01" titled "Comparison of the Dispersion of Calcite and Modified (Stearic Acid-Coated) Calcite in Epoxy" which was financially supported by the AKÜ-BAPK unit. We would like to thank AKÜ-BAPK for their support. We would also like to thank Adaçal Industrial Minerals Inc. for their support in the characterization studies and for supplying PCC products, and Nidaş Inc. for supplying GCC products.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Powder and Particle Technology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Bahri Ersoy ^*
0000-0002-0075-9039
Türkiye

Hakan Çiftçi
0000-0001-7910-7350
Türkiye

Salah Aldeen Abdullah Abdulhameed Al-Salahı
Yemen

Atilla Evcin
0000-0002-0163-5097
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 29, 2026

Submission Date

February 3, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 23, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 6 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759

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APA

Ersoy, B., Çiftçi, H., Al-Salahı, S. A. A. A., & Evcin, A. (2026). Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers. Engineering Perspective, 6(3), 319-330. https://doi.org/10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759

AMA

1.Ersoy B, Çiftçi H, Al-Salahı SAAA, Evcin A. Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers. engineeringperspective. 2026;6(3):319-330. doi:10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759

Chicago

Ersoy, Bahri, Hakan Çiftçi, Salah Aldeen Abdullah Abdulhameed Al-Salahı, and Atilla Evcin. 2026. “Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites As Commercial Fillers”. Engineering Perspective 6 (3): 319-30. https://doi.org/10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759.

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Ersoy B, Çiftçi H, Al-Salahı SAAA, Evcin A (April 1, 2026) Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers. Engineering Perspective 6 3 319–330.

IEEE

[1]B. Ersoy, H. Çiftçi, S. A. A. A. Al-Salahı, and A. Evcin, “Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers”, engineeringperspective, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 319–330, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759.

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Ersoy, Bahri - Çiftçi, Hakan - Al-Salahı, Salah Aldeen Abdullah Abdulhameed - Evcin, Atilla. “Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites As Commercial Fillers”. Engineering Perspective 6/3 (April 1, 2026): 319-330. https://doi.org/10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759.

JAMA

1.Ersoy B, Çiftçi H, Al-Salahı SAAA, Evcin A. Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers. engineeringperspective. 2026;6:319–330.

MLA

Ersoy, Bahri, et al. “Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites As Commercial Fillers”. Engineering Perspective, vol. 6, no. 3, Apr. 2026, pp. 319-30, doi:10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759.

Vancouver

1.Bahri Ersoy, Hakan Çiftçi, Salah Aldeen Abdullah Abdulhameed Al-Salahı, Atilla Evcin. Comparison of Some Characteristic Properties of Natural and Synthetic Calcites as Commercial Fillers. engineeringperspective. 2026 Apr. 1;6(3):319-30. doi:10.64808/engineeringperspective.1880759