Thermal behavior of zinc γ-zirconium phosphate intercalation compounds

Summary The layered ion-exchangers γ-zirconium phosphate and γ-zirconium phosphate containing intercalated diamines, obtained by exchanging zinc ions, have been synthesized and characterized. Zinc ions are able to form coordination compounds between the layers of the host matrix and consequently form zinc complexes formed in situ. The zinc ions uptake, the thermal behavior and the structural characterization of the compounds obtained have also been examined. The thermal stability and X-ray spectra of these compounds depend on the type of isomeric diamine precursor. The zinc fully exchanged γ-zirconium phosphate is able to form ZnS particles in the host matrix. The X-ray spectra of this obtained material matched those of the initial γ-zirconium phosphate precursor.     

Thermal behaviour of g-zirconium phosphate intercalation compounds with template surfactants

Long chain alkylammonium cations can be exchanged into a preswelled phase of g-zirconium phosphate, a layered inorganic ion-exchanger. The derived materials are used as templates to give organic-inorganic composite materials. The cationic exchange occurs very quickly. These intercalation compounds behave in a very similar way. They are still layered and exhibit an interlayer distance d notably greater than that of its precursor whose behavior depends on the chain length. By thermal and microanalyser characterizations it can be observed that the surfactant is lost in two stages, the second one as a result of the fragmentation of the chain. The layered structure with the expanded interlayer distance is maintained up to ~350°C. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermal behaviour of graphite intercalation compounds with oxide of difluoride of phosphoryl

We present in this paper the thermal analysis (calorimetry, TG and DSC) of the first stage P₂O₃F₄ graphite intercalate compound in atmospheric pressure and high pressure. By heating we obtain always exfoliation phenomenon. The heating of exfoliated, graphite shows an important oxidation resistance in comparison with another exfoliated graphite. This oxidation resistance has been studied also by thermal analysis like TG, in oxygen atmosphere. Carbon foil rebuilding from exfolied graphite keeps these interesting antioxidation properties.     

Effect of structural stress on the intercalation rate of kaolinite

Particle size in kaolinite intercalation showed an inverse reactivity trend compared with most chemical reactions: finer particles had lower reactivity and some of the fine particles cannot be intercalated. Although this phenomenon was noted in the early 1960s and several hypotheses have been reported, there is no widely accepted theory about the unusual particle size response in the intercalation. We propose that structural stress is a controlling factor in the intercalation and the stress contributes to the higher reactivity of the coarser particles. In this study, we checked the structural deformation spectroscopically and indirectly proved the structural stress hypothesis. A Georgia kaolinite was separated into nine size fractions and their intercalations by hydrazine monohydrate and potassium acetate were investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analyses. The apical Si-O band of kaolinite at 1115 cm(-1) shifted to 1124 cm(-1) when the mineral was intercalated to 1.03 nm by hydrazine monohydrate, and its strong pleochroic properties became much weaker. Similar reduction in pleochroism was observed on the surface OH bands of kaolinite after intercalation. Both the bending vibrations of the inner OH group at 914 cm(-1) and of the surface OH group at 937 cm(-1) shifted to 903 cm(-1) after intercalation by hydrazine. A new band for the inner OH group appeared at 3611 cm(-1) during the deintercalation of the 1.03 nm hydrazine kaolinite complex. Pleochroism change in the apical Si-O band suggested the tetrahedra had increased tilt with respect to the (001) plane. The tilt of the Si-O apical bond could occur only if the octahedra had also undergone structural rearrangement during intercalation. These changes in the octahedral and tetrahedral sheets represent some change in the manner of compensation for the structural misfit of the tetrahedral sheet and octahedral sheet. As the lateral dimensions of a kaolinite particle increases, the cumulative degree of misfit increases. Intercalation breaks the hydrogen bonds between layers and allows for the structure to reduce the accumulated stress in some other manner. The reversed size effect on intercalation probably was not caused by crystallinity differences as reported in the literature, because the Hinckley and Lietard crystallinity indices of the four clay fractions were very close to each other. Impurities, such as dickite- or nacrite-like phases are not significant in the studied sample as suggested by the XRD and IR results, they are not the main reasons for the lower reactivity of the finer particles.     

Thermal decompositions of silver carboxylates

The thermal decompositions of the even silver dicarboxylates from silver oxalate to silver sebacate were studied. In vacuum, the dicarboxylates decomposed to give metallic silver, CO₂ and organic diradicals as primary products, and polymers as secondary products. The higher silver dicarboxylates were much more stable to thermal treatment than silver oxalate, probably due to the initiation of decomposition of all carboxylates except silver oxalate by the rupture of a Ag-O and not a C-C bond.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung der geradzahligen Silberdicarboxylate Silberoxalat bis-sebacinat wurde untersucht. Unter Vakuum zersetzen sich die Dicarboxylate zu metallischem Silber, CO₂ und organischen Diradikalen als Primärprodukt und Polymeren als Sekundärprodukt. Die höheren Silberdicarboxylate sind wesentlich stabiler als das Oxalat, wahrscheinlich weil bei ihnen die Zersetzung von der Spaltung einer Ag-O-Bindung und nicht einer C-C-Bindung wie beim Oxalat ihren Anfang nimmt.

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X-ray study of the thermal intercalation of alkali halides into kaolinite

Intercalation complexes of kaolinite with a series of alkali halides (NaCl (trace amounts), KCl, RbCl, CsCl, NaBr, KBr, CsBr, Kl, Rbl and Csl) were obtained by a thermal solid state reaction between the kaolinite-dimethylsulfoxide intercalation complex and the appropriate alkali halide. The ground mixtures (11 weight ratio) were pressed into disks that were gradually heated up to 250 °C for different times. X-ray diffractograms of the disks were recorded after each thermal treatment. At the end of the thermal treatment the disks were ground and basal spacings of the powders obtained. As a result of thermal treatment, alkali halide ions diffuse into the interlayers, replacing the intercalated dimethylsulfoxide molecules. Such a replacement may take place only if the thermal diffusion of the penetrating species is faster than the evolution of the intercalated organic molecule. With increasing temperature the intercalated salt diffused outside the interlayer space or underwent a thermal hydrolysis which resulted in the evolution of hydrogen halides from the interlayer space. Consequently, the amounts of intercalation complexes decreased at elevated temperatures.     

Effect of reaction temperature on intercalation of octyltrimethylammonium chloride into kaolinite

The structural property, thermal behavior, and morphology of octyltrimethylammonium chloride–kaolinite complexes prepared at different reaction temperatures were studied by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry–differential scanning calorimetry, and scanning electron microscope. The present study demonstrated that the arrangement model of octyltrimethylammonium cations (OTAC⁺) within the kaolinite interlayer space was independent of reaction temperature. The alkyl chains adopted a similar rigid paraffin-bilayer arrangement with different tilted angles. Although the intercalation led to an increased number of gauche conformers, the number of nonlinear conformers remained constant with increasing temperature. With increasing temperature, the number of trans conformers continuously augmented and resulted in decreased gauche/trans ratio. Therefore, the molecular environment remained solid like. Simultaneously, the surfactant packing density gradually increased, along with the decreasing water content in the organoclays. This effect improved thermal stability and hydrophobicity. The thermal decomposition processes of the kaolinite–OTAC⁺ complex can be divided into four steps. Furthermore, SEM images showed that the morphology of these complexes was strongly dependent on the given temperature. In general, increasing the temperature within the limited given temperature (≤70 °C) promoted the transformation from platy layers to nanoscrolls. Most of the transformed nanoscrolls were acquired in the products prepared at 70 °C, and further increasing in temperature decreased the nanoscrolls yield. Nevertheless, the packing density increased in the process, thereby demonstrating that the packing density not only promoted nanoscrolls transformation but also prevented the progress.

     

Thermal decompositions of heavy lanthanide aconitates

The conditions of thermal decomposition of Tb(III), Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu aconitates have been studied. On heating, the aconitates of heavy lanthanides lose crystallization water to yield anhydrous salts, which are then transformed into oxides. The aconitate of Tb(III) decomposes in two stages. First, the complex undergoes dehydration to form the anhydrous salt, which next decomposes directly to Tb₄O₇. The aconitates of Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu decompose in three stages. On heating, the hydrated complexes lose crystallization water, yielding the anhydrous complexes; these subsequently decompose to Ln₂O₃ with intermediate formation of Ln₂O₂CO₃.     

Thermal decompositions of light lanthanide aconitates

The conditions of thermal decomposition of Y, La, Ce(III), Pr, Nd, Sm, and Gd aconitates have been studied. On heating, the aconitate of Ce(III) loses crystallization water to yield anhydrous salt, which then is transformed in to oxide CeO₂. The aconitates of Y, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu and Gd decompose in three stages. First, aconitates undergo dehydration to form the anhydrous salts, which next decompose to Ln₂O₂CO₃. In the last one the thermal decomposition of Ln₂O₂CO₃ to Ln₂O₃ is accompanied by endothermic effect. Dehydration of aconitate of La undergoes in two stages. The anhydrous complex decomposes to La₂O₂CO₃; this subsequently decomposes to La₂O₃.     

Thermal analysis of dehydroxylation of Algerian kaolinite

Thermal analysis techniques remain important tools amongst the large variety of methods used for analysis of the dehydroxylation of kaolinite. In the present study, the kinetics of dehydroxylation of Algerian kaolinite, wet ball milled for 5 h followed by attrition milling for 1 h, was investigated using differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetry (TG). Experiments were carried out between room temperature and 1350 °C at heating rates of 5, 10 and 20 °C min⁻¹. The temperature of dehydroxylation was found to be around 509 °C. The activation energy and frequency parameter evaluated through isothermal DTA treatment were 174.69 kJ mol⁻¹ and 2.68 × 10⁹ s⁻¹, respectively. The activation energies evaluated through non-isothermal DTA and TG treatments were 177.32 and 177.75 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. Growth morphology parameters n and m were found to be almost equal to 1.5.     

Thermal reactions of kaolinite with potassium carbonate

It was previously established that kaolinite reacts with K₂CO₃ on heating to form products of KSiAlO4 composition. In the present study we investigated the solid state reactions with K₂CO₃ of four kaolinites of different thermal stability. The mixtures were calcined at temperatures ranging from 400-700°C and washed before or after boiling with the remaining K₂CO₃. FTIR spectra indicated that the X-ray amorphous material formed after calcining the mixtures at 500-590°C had a SiAlO₄ tetrahedral framework. Attempts to convert the products to zeolites gave promising results. After calcining at 700°C under atmospheric pressure synthetic kaliophilite (KSiAlO₄) was obtained. These conditions are appreciably milder than previously reported for kaliophilite syntheses. Conversion to kalsilite increased with decreasing thermal stability of the original kaolinite. In similar reactions with KCl much less K was incorporated into the amorphous phase and kaliophilite was not obtained. The reactions of the four kaolinites with K₂CO₃ or with KCl were similar in trend, but differed in detail. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermal behaviour of dickite-dimethylsulfoxide intercalation complex

The thermal behaviour of the intercalation complex of a dickite from Tarifa, Spain, with dimethylsulfoxide was studied by high-temperature X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry, and attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy. The ATR-FTIR study indicated that the heating between room temperature and 75°C produced the elimination of adsorbed molecules. Above this temperature the elimination of intercalated molecules occurs through several stages. Loss of 6.5% of the intercalated DMSO first causes a slight contraction of the basal spacing at 90şC due to a rearrangement of the DMSO molecules in the interlayers positions. This contraction is followed by the formation of a single layer complex and the restoring of the dickite structure, at 300°C, when the loss of intercalated species have been completed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermal decompositions of some transition metal polyacrylates

Polyacrylales of Fe, Cr, Ni, Co and Mn were synthesized by the reaction of poly(sodium)acrylatc with metal halides. The salts obtained were investigated by thermal analysis. During heating in argon or air, all the salts behaved in a similar way. The initial decomposition temperature of the investigated salts increased in the following sequence: Fe<Cr<Ni<Co<Mn. The solid residues of the decompositions of the salts were also analysed.

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Zusammenfassung Polyacrylate von Fe, Cr, Ni, Co und Mn wurden durch Reaktion von Natriumpolyacrylat mit den entsprechenden Metallhaliden synthetisiert. Die erhaltenen Salze wurden thermoanalytisch untersucht. Beim Aufheizen in Argon und Luft verhalten sich alle Salze ähnlich. Die Temperatur, bei der die Zersetzung einsetzt, steigt in folgender Reihenfolge an: Fe < Cr < Ni < Co < Mn. Die festen Rückstände der Zersetzung der Salze wurden ebenfalls analysiert.

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Thermal decompositions of ammonium and potassium alums

Simultaneous TG, DTG and DTA studies of NH₄Al(SO₄)₂.12H₂O and KAl(SO₄)₂.12H₂O under nonisothermal conditions were performed with a derivatograph, over the temperature range from 293 K to 1473 K under air and argon atmospheres. Appropriate chemical reactions were attributed to the thermal effects, with consideration to the results of X-ray diffraction and microscopic analyses. From the recorded curves, the activation energiesE _a were calculated for all steps of the thermal decomposition reactions.

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Zusammenfassung Simultane TG-DTG-DTA-Untersuchungen von NH₄Al(SO₄)₂.12H₂O und K.Al(SO₄)₂.12H₂O wurden unter nicht-isothermen Bedingungen mit einem Derivatographen von 293–1473 K an Luft und unter Argon durchgeführt. Den thermischen Effekten werden chemische Reaktionen zugordnet, wobei Röntgenbeugungs- und mikroskopische Ergebnisse berücksichtigt werden. Aus den thermoanalytischen Messkurven werden Aktivierungsenergien der Zersetzungsreaktionen berechnet.

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Thermal decompositions of some transition metal salicylates

The thermal decompositions of divalent cobalt, cadmium, nickel and copper salicylates and intermediates formed during the decomposition processes were investigated by means of thermogravimetry. Two intermediates were identified in each case, except for copper(II) salicylate.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung von divalentem Kobalt-, Cadmium-, Nickel- und Kupfersalicylat und von während der Zersetzungsprozesse gebildeten Zwischenprodukten wurde thermogravimetrisch untersucht. Mit Ausnahme von Kupfer(II)-salicylat konnten in jedem Falle zwei intermediäre Produkte identifiziert werden.

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The authors wish to thank Perkin-Elmer for its collaboration     

Graphite intercalation compounds with large fluoroanions

Over the past 20 years, a number of relatively large, perfluorinated anions have been found to intercalate into graphite. This review will describe the background, some syntheses and structures of these graphite intercalations compounds (GIC's). The fluoroanion intercalates include perfluoroalkylimides, perfluoroalkylsulfonates, and perfluoroalkylborate esters. Synthetic methods can include either chemical oxidation, for example using K₂MnF₆ in anhydrous or hydrous hydrofluoric acids or electrochemical oxidation. These gallery structures present in these GIC's are larger and more complex than for most previously-known GIC's, and therefore may be important in advancing the known chemistry of graphite. In this review, the relationship of intercalate packing, orientation and conformation is discussed.     

Facile sonochemical synthesis of graphite intercalation compounds

[reaction: see text] Graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) are useful as powerful reducing agents in organic chemistry and are typically prepared by anaerobic solid-state reactions at high temperatures for 1-8 h. We have been able to prepare KC(8) in situ in toluene using ultrasound in less than 5 min. This allows for a convenient approach to reductive chemical syntheses involving GICs.     

The effect of mechanochemical activation upon the intercalation of a high-defect kaolinite with formamide

The effect of mechanochemical activation upon the intercalation of formamide into a high-defect kaolinite has been studied using a combination of X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, and DRIFT spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction shows that the intensity of the d(001) spacing decreases with grinding time and that the intercalated high-defect kaolinite expands to 10.2 A. The intensity of the peak of the expanded phase of the formamide-intercalated kaolinite decreases with grinding time. Thermal analysis reveals that the evolution temperature of the adsorbed formamide and loss of the inserting molecule increases with increased grinding time. The temperature of the dehydroxylation of the formamide-intercalated high-defect kaolinite decreases from 495 to 470 degrees C with mechanochemical activation. Changes in the surface structure of the mechanochemically activated formamide-intercalated high-defect kaolinite were followed by DRIFT spectroscopy. Fundamentally the intensity of the high-defect kaolinite hydroxyl stretching bands decreases exponentially with grinding time and simultaneously the intensity of the bands attributed to the OH stretching vibrations of water increased. It is proposed that the mechanochemical activation of the high-defect kaolinite caused the conversion of the hydroxyls to water which coordinates the kaolinite surface. Significant changes in the infrared bands assigned to the hydroxyl deformation and amide stretching and bending modes were observed. The intensity decrease of these bands was exponentially related to the grinding time. The position of the amide C=O vibrational mode was found to be sensitive to grinding time. The effect of mechanochemical activation of the high-defect kaolinite reduces the capacity of the kaolinite to be intercalated with formamide.     

Thermal decompositions of zinc(II) benzenedicarboxylates

The thermal decompositions of zinc(II)benzenedicarboxylates were studied in air atmosphere at a heating-rate of 10 deg min^–1. Zinc phthalate and isophthalate were dehydrated in one step and next decomposed directly to ZnO. Zinc terephthalate was dehydrated in two steps and then decomposed directly to ZnO.

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Zusammenfassung Bei einer Aufheizgeschwindigkeit von 10°-min^–1 wurde die thermische Zersetzung von Zink(II)benzoldikarboxylat in Luft untersucht. Zinkphtalat und -isophtalat wird zunächst in einem Schritt dehydratisiert und anschließend zu ZnO zersetzt. Zinkterephtalat wird vor der endgültigen Zersetzung zu ZnO in zwei Schritten dehydratisiert.

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