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Gypsum exists in two extreme morphologies, plate and needle-like crystals, which are formed from high (0.2 M) and low (0.04 M) concentration of CaCl2 and Na2SO4 solutions respectively. This research reinvestigated the SPARRO process from a crystallisation perspective with the aims of: • Increasing the level of understanding of fundamental aspects of the SPARRO process. • Developing a technique to quantify the gypsum crystal morphology. • Developing design specifications for a 5 L lab scale desupersaturation reactor. • Developing and defining the critical parameters in controlling production of gypsum of a specified crystal size and morphology in the desupersaturation reactor.","abstract_html":"The work described in this thesis focuses on the Slurry Precipitation And Recycle Reverse Osmosis (SPARRO) process. 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