Urinary stone disease is one of the common diseases in the human history. The prevention of urinary stone formation lies in the exact identification of urinary stone constituents. Struvite is one of the frequently occurring constituents of urinary stone due to infection of urinary tract and urine. Struvite crystals were grown by SMS gel technique and effect of sunlight on growth was studied. Characterization studies like XRD, FTIR, TGA/DTA, AAS, SEM and etching were performed and the results analyzed.

Kalainathan S

Department of Physics

School of Advanced Sciences

Vellore Campus

P. Sundaramoorthi

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Journal	Asian Journal of Chemistry
ISSN	09707077