University Chemistry ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 191-199.doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202507045

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Suggestions on Dissolution, Crystallization and Crystal Cultivation

Xiuqiong Zeng1, Jiqing Cai1, Chen Chen1, Yanping Ren2, Wan Li3, Yongxian Fan4, Faqiong Zhao5, Wenwei Zhang6, Mei Shi7, Min Hu8, Kai Hu5, Xiuyun Wang9, Weihong Li10, Yong Fan11, Xiaohang Qiu12, Juanjuan Song13, Dongcheng Liu14, Jianrong Zhang6, Shuyong Zhang15   

  1. 1 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Zhejiang University), Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
    2 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Xiamen University), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China;
    3 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (University of Science and Technology of China), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;
    4 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education (Zhejiang University of Technology), College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China;
    5 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Wuhan University), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China;
    6 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Nanjing University), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China;
    7 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Fudan University), Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    8 School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
    9 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Dalian University of Technology), School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning Province, China;
    10 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Peking University), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
    11 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Jilin University), College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China;
    12 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Nankai University), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;
    13 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Inner Mongolia Minzu University), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China;
    14 National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Guangxi Normal University), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China;
    15 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • Received:2025-07-03 Accepted:2025-07-21 Published:2026-03-24
  • Contact: Yanping Ren, Jianrong Zhang, Shuyong Zhang E-mail:ypren@xmu.edu.cn;jrzhang@nju.edu.cn;syzhang@sdu.edu.cn

Abstract: Dissolution, crystallization and crystal cultivation are fundamental operations in the experiments of solution preparation, chemical synthesis, separation and purification. These are essential techniques for students in chemistry-related majors. This paper introduces the methods of these operations, outlines the related operation standards, and emphasizes the key precautions based on some practical cases.

Key words: Dissolution, Crystallization, Crystal cultivation, Single crystal, Operation standards