Products and kinetics of non-isothermal decomposition of vanadium(IV) oxide compounds

The kinetics of dehydration and decomposition of VOSO₄·2H₂O, VOSO₄ and VOSeO₃·H₂O was studied under non-isothermal heating on a derivatograph. The stages and products of the thermal decomposition were determined. It was proved that VOSO₄·2H₂O decomposes to V₂O₅ while VOSeO₃·H₂O − to V₂O₄. A number of kinetic models and calculation procedures were used to determine the values of the kinetic parameters characterizing the process. The parameters calculated were compared and analyzed. IR-spectra of the initial substances and the solid residue after decomposition are presented.