Research Article
Characterization and Thermal Dehydration Kinetics of Highly Crystalline Mcallisterite, Synthesized at Low Temperatures
Table 3
Dehydration temperatures and weight losses of pure mcallisterite (MH-60-30).
| Heating rate (°C/min) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Step | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| (oC) | 90.81 | 155.94 | 100.00 | 106.51 | 111.88 | 119.74 | (oC) | 150.64 | 165.79 | 172.14 | 182.94 | 184.86 | 186.22 | (oC) | 155.94 | 300.00 | 347.79 | 394.36 | 396.80 | 497.95 | (%) | 16.416 | 19.359 | 35.109 | 35.537 | 35.517 | 34.958 | (%) | 35.775 | 35.109 | 35.537 | 35.517 | 34.958 |
Average (%) | 35.379 |
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