The thermal decomposition of 3Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·8H2O (318MHCH) nanowires synthesized from agglom- erated Mg(OH)2 microspheres was investigated. The influence of heating rate and temperature on the composit...The thermal decomposition of 3Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·8H2O (318MHCH) nanowires synthesized from agglom- erated Mg(OH)2 microspheres was investigated. The influence of heating rate and temperature on the composition and morphology of the products was investigated. Thermogravimetric-differential scan- ning calorimetry, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction showed that increasing the heating rate from I to 20 ℃/min promoted the escape of crystalline water from the 318MHCH nanowires. 318MHCH nanowires were dehydrated stepwise to 310MHCH porous nanowires from room temperature to 320℃, and then to MgO cubic nanoparticles from 420 to 700 ℃. The nanowires retained their one-dimensional morphology, until the phase changed to MgO. The immediate collapse of the one-dimensional structure was attributed to the presence of Mg-O/Cl chains.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51374138, 51174125, 51234003), National Science and Technology Support Plan of China (No. 2013BAC14B02), and Key Scientific and Technical Project con- cerned with coal-bearing resources in Shanxi province (No. MC2014-06).
文摘The thermal decomposition of 3Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·8H2O (318MHCH) nanowires synthesized from agglom- erated Mg(OH)2 microspheres was investigated. The influence of heating rate and temperature on the composition and morphology of the products was investigated. Thermogravimetric-differential scan- ning calorimetry, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction showed that increasing the heating rate from I to 20 ℃/min promoted the escape of crystalline water from the 318MHCH nanowires. 318MHCH nanowires were dehydrated stepwise to 310MHCH porous nanowires from room temperature to 320℃, and then to MgO cubic nanoparticles from 420 to 700 ℃. The nanowires retained their one-dimensional morphology, until the phase changed to MgO. The immediate collapse of the one-dimensional structure was attributed to the presence of Mg-O/Cl chains.