The thermal decomposition course of copper acetate monohydrate (CuAc) was examined on heating up to 600°C at various rates, by TG, DTA and DSC. Non-isothermal kinetic and thermodynamic parameters were determined in air or nitrogen. SEM was used to describe the decomposition course and the solid products were identified by IR and XRD analysis. The results indicated that CuAc was dehydrated at 190°C and then partially decomposed at 220°C, giving rise to CuO in addition to a minor portion of Cu2O and Cu4O3. The last two oxides seemed to facilitate the decomposition of the rest of the anhydrous acetate. Cu2O and Cu4O3 were oxidized in air at >400°C, in a process that did not occur in nitrogen.

Thermoanalytical investigations of the decomposition course of copper oxysalts. III: Copper(II) acetate monohydrate

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Thermal activation of copper nitrate

This article describes the design and operation of a new thermal analysis instrument which uses microwaves to simultaneously heat and detect thermally induced transformations in samples with masses in the range of 50 mg to 0.5 g. The data acquisition and control software developed for the instrument support a range of experimental techniques including constant power, linearly ramped power, linearly ramped temperature, and various modulated methods. Microwave thermal analysis utilizes the fact that physical or chemical alterations in a material, caused by processes such as melting, decomposition, or solid-solid phase changes, cause variations in its dielectric properties. These can be revealed by a variety of means including changes in the sample temperature, the differential temperature, or the shape of the power profile during linear heating experiments. The scope of the instrument is demonstrated with the decomposition of basic copper carbonate. The large temperature increase (∼100 °C) observed on the formation of the strongly coupling oxide indicates the potential sensitivity of using the thermal effects of dielectric changes as a means of detection. Further fine detail can be revealed by the use of derivative plots of either the applied power or the temperature.

Development of a new instrument for performing microwave thermal analysis

The thermal decomposition of basic copper carbonate (malachite; CuCO 3 .Cu(OH) 2 ) in a dynamic atmosphere of air or nitrogen was studied via TG, DTA and DEC at different heating rates. The non-isothermal kinetic and thermodynamic parameters were estimated. The decomposition course was thoroughly followed by examining the structural and morphological consequences of calcining the material at elevated temperatures by IR, XRD and SEM. The results obtained showed that in air CuCO 3 .Cu(OH) 2 released 0.5 H 2 O at 195 o C, transforming into the azurite structure 2CuCO 3 .Cu(OH) 2

V.D. Zlatković

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Kinetics of thermal decomposition of copper basic carbonate