Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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Volume 50: Issue 1-2
The thermal dehydration and decomposition of Ba[Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)]·5H2O
Authors:
J. Bacsa Chemistry Department, Rhodes University, 6140 Grahamstown, South Africa

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D. Eve Chemistry Department, Rhodes University, 6140 Grahamstown, South Africa

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M. Brown Chemistry Department, Rhodes University, 6140 Grahamstown, South Africa

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Pages:
33–50
Online Publication Date:
02 Aug 2005
Publication Date:
01 Sep 1997
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01979547
Keywords:
Ba[Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)]·5H2O; decomposition; dehydration; kinetics
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Abstract  

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 α-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 ofEa 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.

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1388-6150
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1572-8943

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Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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