Geopolymers
Inorganic polymeric new materials
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The kinetics of the thermal dehydration of various kinds of BaCl2 · 2H2O and of BaCl2 · H2O are investigated using a differential scanning calorimeter. The loss of H2O proceeds in two steps: BaCl2 · 2H2O→BaCl2 · H2O→BaCl2 and is therefore revealed by two endothermic peaks.