Studies on the non-isothermal kinetics of the thermal decomposition of [Cu(NBOCTB)][Cu(NO3)4]· H2O

The thermal decomposition process of the complex [Cu(NBOCTB)][Cu(NO₃)₄] H₂O has been studied by TG and DTG technique, and possible intermediates of the thermal decomposition have also been conjectured from the TG and DTG curves. The results suggest that the decomposition of the complex involves five steps: The non-isothermal kinetics of steps 1, 2 and 3 have been studied by means of the Achar and Coats-Redfern method based on TG and DTG curves. Step 1 is a Coring and Growth mechanism (n= 1), its kinetic equation may be expressed as: d/dt=Ae^–E/RT(1–). Steps 2 and 3 are both two order chemical reaction mechanisms, their kinetic equations can be expressed as: d/dt=Ae^–E/RT(1–)².This project was supported by the National Natural Science Youth Fundation of China.     

The thermal dehydration and decomposition of Ba[Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)]·5H2O

The thermal behaviour of Ba[Cu(C₂O₄)₂(H₂O)]·5H₂O in N₂ and in O₂ has been examined using thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The dehydration starts at relatively low temperatures (about 80°C), but continues until the onset of the decomposition (about 280°C). The decomposition takes place in two major stages (onsets 280 and 390°C). The mass of the intermediate after the first stage corresponded to the formation of barium oxalate and copper metal and, after the second stage, to the formation of barium carbonate and copper metal. The enthalpy for the dehydration was found to be 311±30 kJ mol^–1 (or 52±5 kJ (mol of H₂O)^–1). The overall enthalpy change for the decomposition of Ba[Cu(C₂O₄)₂] in N₂ was estimated from the combined area of the peaks of the DSC curve as –347 kJ mol^–1. The kinetics of the thermal dehydration and decomposition were studied using isothermal TG. The dehydration was strongly deceleratory and the -time curves could be described by the three dimensional diffusion (D3) model. The values of the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor for the dehydration were 125±4 kJ mol^–1 and (1.38±0.08)×10¹⁵ min^–1, respectively. The decomposition was complex, consisting of at least two concurrent processes. The decomposition was analysed in terms of two overlapping deceleratory processes. One process was fast and could be described by the contracting-geometry model withn=5. The other process was slow and could also be described by the contracting-geometry model, but withn=2.The values ofE _a andA were 206±23 kJ mol^–1 and (2.2±0.5)×10¹⁹ min^–1, respectively, for the fast process, and 259±37 kJ mol^–1 and (6.3±1.8)×10²³ min^–1, respectively, for the slow process.Dedicated to Prof. Menachem Steinberg on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

Preparation of LiZnPO4·H2O via a novel modified method and its non-isothermal kinetics and thermodynamics of thermal decomposition

The single phase ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O was directly synthesized via solid-state reaction at room temperature using LiH₂PO₄·H₂O, ZnSO₄·7H₂O, and Na₂CO₃ as raw materials. XRD analysis showed that ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O was a compound with orthorhombic structure. The thermal process of ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O experienced two steps, which involved the dehydration of one crystal water molecule at first, and then the crystallization of LiZnPO₄. The DTA curve had the one endothermic peak and one exothermic peak, respectively, corresponding to dehydration of ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O and crystallization of LiZnPO₄. Based on the iterative iso-conversional procedure, the average values of the activation energies associated with the thermal dehydration of ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O, was determined to be 86.59?kJ?mol^?1. Dehydration of the crystal water molecule of ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O is single-step reaction mechanism. A method of multiple rate iso-temperature was used to define the most probable mechanism g(??) of the dehydration step. The dehydration step is contracting cylinder model (g(??)?=?1?(1???)^1/2) and is controlled by phase boundary reaction mechanism. The pre-exponential factor A was obtained on the basis of E _a and g(??). Besides, the thermodynamic parameters (??S ^??, ??H ^??, and ??G ^??) of the dehydration reaction of ??-LiZnPO₄·H₂O were determined.     

The solid-state thermal decomposition of Sr3[La(C2O4)3(H2O)2]2·11H2O

Strontium(II)diaquatris(oxalato)lanthanate(III)unidecahydrate, Sr₃[La(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₂]₂·11H₂O, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental, IR and electronic spectral studies. Thermal studies (TG, DTG and DTA) in air showed that all the crystal and coordinated water molecules are removed at ca. 225 °C. The final end product at 1,000 °C was shown to be a mixture of mainly SrCO₃, Sr₃La₄O₉ and La₂Sr₂O₅ along with oxides and carbides of both the metal, through the formation of an intermediate mixture of likely SrC₂O₄ and La₂(C₂O₄)_2.8 at 282 °C, and SrCO₃ and La₂O(CO₃)₂ at 540 °C. The multi-step dehydration and decomposition of the compound has been explored from the DSC study in nitrogen up to 670 °C, and the evaluated kinetic parameters are discussed.     

Study on the thermal decomposition kinetics of cis/trans-[Cu(gly)_2]·H_2O

The thermal decomposition reactions of the complexes cis/trans-[Cu(gly)2]·H2O were studied by TG-DSC methods. The results showed that they have similar decomposition process, which occur in two steps. The first step is the loss of water and the second step is the decomposition of anhydrous complexes. But for cis-[Cu(gly)2]·H2O, the temperature of losing water is higher than that of trans-isomer. Their reaction mechanisms of the two-step decomposition were also proposed.     

Thermal decomposition kinetics and reversible hydration study of the Li2Zn(HPO4)2·H2O

The dilithium zinc hydrogen phosphate monohydrate (Li₂Zn(HPO₄)₂·H₂O) was synthesized at the ambient temperature by using zinc acetyl acetonate monohydrate, phosphoric acid and lithium hydroxide monohydrate. The thermal stability of the Li₂Zn(HPO₄)₂·H₂O was studied by non-isothermal kinetic method (Ozawa and Kissinger) from the differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) data. The studied hydrate undergoes two endothermic thermal transformations, which the first transformation is due to the release of water molecule of crystallization and the second one is due to the release of water of constituent from HPO₄^2? anions and transforms to P₂O₇^4?. The activation energies (E_a) calculated for the dehydration step and decomposition step of the Li₂Zn(HPO₄)₂·H₂O from different methods were found to be consistent. The dehydration and rehydration processes of the synthesized compound were investigated and found that the water of crystallization can be removed and rehydrated without the disrupting the structure of the material, provided it is not heated beyond 200 °C. The dehydration and rehydration processes of the synthesized Li₂Zn(HPO₄)₂·H₂O exhibits similar property to the zeolite.     

Analysis of (NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O thermal decomposition in argon

Nanometric carbides of transition metals and silicon are obtained by using precursors. Control of the course of these processes require data concerning transformations of single precursor, transformations of precursor in the presence of reducing agent and synthesis of the carbide. In this work, the way of investigating such processes is described on the example of thermal decomposition of (NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄·4H₂O (precursor) in argon. The measurements were carried out by TG–DSC method. The solid products were identified by XRD method, and the gaseous products were determined by mass spectrometry method. There was demonstrated that the investigated process proceeded in five stages. Kinetic models (forms of f(α) and g(α) function) most consistent with experimental data and coefficients of Arrhenius equation A and E were determined for the stages. The Kissinger method and the Coats–Redfern equation were applied. In case of the Coats–Redfern equation, the calculations were performed by analogue method. In this way good consistency between the calculated and determined conversion degrees α(T) at practically constant values of A and E were obtained for distinguished stages and different sample heating rates.     

The layer crystal structure of [In2(C2O4)3(H2O)3]·7H2O and microstructure of nanocrystalline In2O3 obtained from thermal decomposition

A new indium oxalate, [In₂(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]·7H₂O, with a layered structure has been synthesised from precipitation methods at room temperature. It crystallises with a monoclinic symmetry, space group P2₁/c (No. 14), a=8.7456(1) Å, b=11.1479(2) Å, c=21.9376(4) Å, β=112.1(1)°, V=1979.98(6) ų and Z=4. The structure is built from neutral [In₂(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃] corrugated layers, between which water molecules are intercalated. The layers are built from chains with two different sequences of indium atoms and bichelating oxalate groups. Two independent indium atoms are present in the structure with two coordination polyhedra, i.e., InO₈ as a distorted square-based antiprism and InO₇ as a nearly regular pentagonal-based bipyramid. The thermal decomposition has been studied in situ by temperature dependent X-ray diffraction and thermogravimety. The final product is nanocrystalline indium oxide. The microstructure of the oxide has been characterised with both the Voigt/Langford method based on the integral breadth and the whole pattern fitting approach. The size of the isotropic crystallites increases from 322 to 924 Å, while microstrains decrease, in the annealing temperature range 500–750 °C.     

On the thermal decomposition of [Fe2NiO(CH3COO)6(H2O)3]·2H2O

The heteronuclear-oxoacetate with the composition [Fe₂NiO(CH₂COO)₆(H₂O)₃]·2H₂O decomposed on heating, forming nickel ferrite NiFe₂O₄ and (depending on the decomposition conditions) in part other solid phases. H₂O, CH₃COOH, acetone and CO₂ were also formed in the decomposition. A reaction scheme is given for the decomposition. The products were porous powders with grain diameters between 3 and 10m. On increase of the temperature of decomposition from 300 to 800 C, the BET surface area and the surface area of the pores decreased, but only a small alteration in grain size was observed. As a result of thermal treatment in the temperature region abone 800C, larger aggregates of grains were formed in sintering processes.

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Zusammenfassung Heteronukleare-Oxoazetate der Zusammensetzung [Fe₂NiO(CH₃COO)₆(H₂O)₃]·2H₂O werden durch Erhitzen zersetzt, wobei Nickelferrite NiFe₂O₄ und — in AbhÄngigkeit von den Bedingungen der Zersetzung — mit einem Teil anderer fester Phasen gebildet wird. In der Zersetzungsreaktion werden auch H₂O, CH₃COOH, Azeton und CO₂ gebildet. Es wird ein Reaktionsschema für die Zersetzung angegeben. Die Produkte sind poröse Pulver mit einem Korndurchmesser zwischen 3 und 10 m. Wird die Zersetzungstemperatur von 300 auf 800C erhöht, nimmt die BET-OberflÄche und die PorenoberflÄche ab, wobei sich die Korngrö\e aber nur wenig verÄndert. Im Ergebnis der WÄrmebehandlung im Temperaturbereich oberhalb 800C werden durch Sinterprozesse grö\ere Partikelaggregate gebildet.

     

The effect of copper on the precipitation of scorodite (FeAsO4·2H2O) under hydrothermal conditions: evidence for a hydrated copper containing ferric arsenate sulfate-short lived intermediate

The effect of copper sulfate on scorodite precipitation and its mechanism of formation at 150 °C was investigated. Scorodite was determined to be the dominant phase formed under all conditions explored (0.61 < Fe(III)/As(V) < 1.87, 0.27-0.30 M Fe(SO(4))(1.5), 0-0.3 M CuSO(4), 0-0.3 M MgSO(4), at 2.5 h and 150 °C). The produced scorodite was found to incorporate up to 5% SO(4) and ≤1% Cu or Mg in its structure. The precipitation of scorodite was stoichiometric, i.e. the Fe/As molar ratio in the solids was equal to one independent of the starting Fe/As ratio in the solution. The presence of excess ferric sulfate in the initial solution (Fe/As>1) was found to slow down the ordering of the H-bond structure in scorodite. Precipitation under equimolar concentrations (As = Fe = Cu = 0.3 M), short times and lower temperatures (30-70 min and 90-130 °C) revealed the formation of a Cu-Fe-AsO(4)-SO(4)-H(2)O short lived gelatinous intermediate that closely resembled the basic ferric arsenate sulfate (BFAS) type of phase, before ultimately converting fully to the most stable scorodite phase (96 min and 138 °C). This phase transition has been traced throughout the reaction via elemental (ICP-AES, XPS), structural (PXRD, TEM) and molecular (ATR-IR, Raman) analysis. ATR-IR investigation of an arsenic containing industrial residue produced during pressure leaching of a copper concentrate (1 h and 150 °C) found evidence of the formation of an arsenate mineral form resembling the intermediate basic ferric arsenate sulfate phase.     

Kinetics of the thermal dehydration of potassium titanium oxalate, K2TiO(C2O4)2·2H2O

The thermal dehydration reaction of potassium titanium oxalate, K₂TiO(C₂O₄)₂·2H₂O, has been studied by means of thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in nitrogen atmosphere at different heating rates. K₂TiO(C₂O₄)₂·2H₂O dehydrates in a single step through a practically irreversible process. The activation energy involved and its dependence on the conversion degree were estimated by evaluating the thermogravimetric data according to model-free methods, and values of activation energy were determined for the dehydration reaction. Activation energy values were also evaluated from DSC data using isoconversional methods. The complexity of the dehydration of K₂TiO(C₂O₄)₂·2H₂O is illustrated by the dependence of E on the extent of conversion, ?? (0.05??????????0.95).     

Lack of salt effect on the kinetics of the reaction SO2−4 + H3O+ → HSO−4 + H2O

It is found that the broadening of the 1100-cm⁻¹ line of SO⁻²₄, caused by increasing [H₃O⁺], is unaffected by addition of 4 M LiCl, NaBr, KCl and NH₄Cl. This finding is in line with the lack of influence of NaCl reported earlier. The significance of these findings, in terms of the reaction mechanism, is discussed.     

In situ and ex situ studies on thermal decomposition process of hydromagnesite Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - We investigated crystal structure and the local structure changes during the thermal decomposition of hydromagnesite by using in situ high-temperature...     

Selective self-assembly synthesis of MnV2O6·4H2O with controlled morphologies and study on its thermal decomposition

The MnV₂O₆·4H₂O with rod-like morphologies was synthesized by solid-state reaction at low heat using MnSO₄·H₂O and NH₄VO₃ as raw materials. XRD analysis showed that MnV₂O₆·4H₂O was a compound with monoclinic structure. Magnetic characterization indicated that MnV₂O₆·4H₂O and its calcined products behaved weak magnetic properties. The thermal process of MnV₂O₆·4H₂O experienced three steps, which involves the dehydration of the two waters of crystallization at first, and then dehydration of other two waters of crystallization, and at last melting of MnV₂O₆. In the DSC curve, the three endothermic peaks were corresponding to the two steps thermal decomposition of MnV₂O₆·4H₂O and melting of MnV₂O₆, respectively. Based on the Kissinger equation, the average values of the activation energies associated with the thermal decomposition of MnV₂O₆·4H₂O were determined to be 55.27 and 98.30?kJ?mol^?1 for the first and second dehydration steps, respectively. Besides, the thermodynamic function of transition state complexes (??H ^??, ??G ^?? , and ??S ^?? ) of the decomposition reaction of MnV₂O₆·4H₂O were determined.