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Table 5.15 Summary of the Experimental Parameters of the Hydrothermal Growth Experiments in Production-Sized Autoclaves
Run
No.
Mineralizer
%
Fill
Nutrient Nutrient
Temperature
(
C)
Pressure
(atm)
Seeds Gradient
(
C)
Run
time
(weeks)
Results
Inner Outer
1
4M
2
ASO
4
80
57
Flux-grown
KTA
560
1700 Unoriented
flux growth
KTA
28
2
Slight growth on KTA
seeds
2
4M
2
ASO
4
78
58
Flux-grown
KTA
590
1820
(201), (011),
and (100)
flux-grown
KTA
50
15
0.1 mm/side/week on (201)
and (011) seeds,
0.2 mm/side/week on
(100) seeds
3
4M
2
ASO
4
77
57
Flux-grown
KTA
590
1700
(201) and
(011) flux-
grown
KTA
30
2
0.2 mm/side/week on (201)
and (011) seeds
4
4M
2
ASO
4
77
57
Flux-grown
KTA
590
1700
(201) flux-
grown
KTA
40
4
0.4 mm/side/week on (201)
and (011) seeds,
0.2 mm/side/week on
(100) seeds
