Solid-state transformations of Zn-clinoptilolite through heating

Autor: Guido Cerri, Antonio Brundu
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 283:121165
ISSN: 0022-4596
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.121165
Popis: Zn-clinoptilolite was heated and analyzed ex-situ. Breakdown occurred between 400-700 ​°C. After 2 ​h ​at 850 ​°C gahnite and Zn-β-quartz nucleated. Exolution of zinc and aluminum from Zn-β-quartz determined Zn-α-quartz formation after 8 ​h. An increase in temperature and/or heating time determined exolution also in Zn-α-quartz, that progressively turned into cristobalite. Zn-β-quartz decreased over time at 1000 ​°C and disappeared after 100 ​h, whereas at 900 ​°C the quantitative ratio β-quartz/α-quartz asymptotically stabilized at ≈2.5. Rietveld refinements evidenced that at 900 ​°C the decrease of zinc occupancy followed an almost asymptotic path in both quartz phases. Considering the formula ZnxAl2xSi3-2xO6, if x ​
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