Investigation of the l-Glutamic acid polymorphism: Comparison between stirred and stagnant conditions

Publication date: 1 February 2016
Source:Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 435
Author(s): Yousra Tahri, Emilie Gagnière, Elodie Chabanon, Tijani Bounahmidi, Denis Mangin
This work highlights the effect of the stirring, the temperature and the supersaturation on the cooling crystallization of l-Glutamic acid (LGlu) polymorphs. First, solubility measurements of the metastable polymorph α and the stable polymorph β were performed. Then, crystallization experiments were carried out in stirred vessel and in stagnant cell. All these experiments were monitored by in situ devices. The effect of the temperature on the LGlu polymorphs was found to be more relevant than the supersaturation in the stirred crystallizer. In the stagnant cell, only the stable form β crystallized regardless of the operating conditions. Moreover, an unexpected and new habit of the β form was discovered and confirmed. These results suggest that the temperature and the stirring can strongly affect the nucleation and the growth kinetics of polymorphic forms.



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