Thermal decomposition of basic aluminium potassium sulphate. Part I. Stages of decomposition

The stages of thermal decomposition of basic aluminium potassium sulphate were studied with the use of differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetry (TG), mass spectrometry (MS), IR spectroscopy (IR), and X-ray diffraction phase analysis (XRD). The individual stages of the decomposition were determined and both solid and gaseous products of the dissociation were identified. On the basis of spectrometric data and thermodynamic calculations the possibility of the occurrence of the SO in the gaseous reaction products is discussed.