Thermochemistry of the alkali rare-earth double phosphates, A3RE(PO4)2

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 2165-2175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Ushakov ◽  
Alexandra Navrotsky ◽  
J. Matt Farmer ◽  
Lynn A. Boatner

The formation enthalpies for alkali rare-earth compounds of the type K3RE(PO4)2 where RE = Sc, Y, Lu, Er, Ho, Dy, Gd, Nd, or Ce and for A3Lu(PO4)2 compounds with A = K, Rb, or Cs were determined using high-temperature oxide-melt solution calorimetry. Structural phase transitions were observed and characterized using differential scanning calorimetry and high-temperature x-ray diffraction. The formation enthalpy of the K3RE(PO4)2 phases from oxides becomes more exothermic with increasing rare-earth radius for the K3RE(PO4)2 series and with increasing alkali radius for the A3Lu(PO4)2 compounds. The K3RE(PO4)2 phases are stable with respect to anhydrous K3PO4 and REPO4. The monoclinic K3RE(PO4)2 compounds undergo a reversible phase transition to a hexagonal (glaserite-type) structure with a phase transition temperature that increases from −99 to 1197 °C with increasing RE ionic radius going from Lu to Ce.

1999 ◽  
Vol 556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Putnam ◽  
Alexandra Navrotsky ◽  
Brian F. Woodfield ◽  
Jennifer L. Shapiro ◽  
Rebecca Stevens ◽  
...  

AbstractThe formation enthalpy, - 3752.3 ± 4.7 kJ·mol−1, of Hf-zirconolite, CaHfTi2O7, was obtained using high temperature oxide-melt solution calorimetry. Combined with heat capacity data obtained using low temperature adiabatic calorimetry we report the heat capacity (Cp) and the standard molar formation energetics (ΔH°f. elements, Δ S°T, and ΔG°f. elements)for Hf-zirconolite from T = 298.15 K to T = 1500 K. Comparison of Hf-zirconolite with Zr-zirconolite is made.


2002 ◽  
Vol 718 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Ushakov ◽  
J. Cheng ◽  
A. Navrotsky ◽  
J. R. Wu ◽  
S. M. Haile

AbstractHigh-temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry was used to measure formation enthalpies for several compositions of perovskites of nominal stoichiometry BaPrO3 and BaCeO3. Samples were synthesized from chemical solution methods followed by calcination at 1100-1300°C. PrO2 was synthesized by oxidation of Pr6O11 in an oxygen flow at 280°C. The samples were characterized by microprobe, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analyses. Cell parameters were refined by the Rietveld method. Barium excess in the samples with respect to ideal stoichiometry was detected. Drop solution enthalpies were measured in a Calvet type twin microcalorimeter, using 3Na2O·4MoO3 solvent at 702°C. Preliminary values of the formation enthalpy of BaPrO3 and BaCeO3 from oxides were -70 ±10 kJ/mol and -51 ±10 kJ/mol, respectively. They fall on the normal trend of energetics versus Goldschmidt tolerance factor and do not show any special stabilization of BaPrO3 relative to other MLnO3 perovskites.


Author(s):  
Xianghui Zhang ◽  
Andrew Strzelecki ◽  
Cody Cockreham ◽  
Vitaliy Goncharov ◽  
Houqian Li ◽  
...  

Zeolites with encapsulated transition metal species are extensively applied in the chemical industry as heterogenous catalysts for favorable kinetic pathways. To elucidate the energetic insights into formation of subnano-sized molybdenum trioxide (MoO) encapsulated/confined in zeolite Y (FAU) from constituent oxides, we performed a systematic experimental thermodynamic study using high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry as the major tool. Specifically, the formation enthalpy of each MoO/FAU is less endothermic than corresponding zeolite Y, suggesting enhanced thermodynamic stability. As Si/Al ratio increases, the enthalpies of formation of MoO/FAU with identical loading (5 Mo-wt%) tend to be less endothermic, ranging from 61.1 ± 1.8 (Si/Al = 2.9) to 32.8 ± 1.4 kJ/mol TO (Si/Al = 45.6). Coupled with spectroscopic, structural and morphological characterizations, we revealed intricate energetics of MoO – zeolite Y guest – host interactions likely determined by the subtle redox and/or phase evolutions of encapsulated MoO.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Mykola Abramchuk ◽  
Kristina Lilova ◽  
Tamilarasan Subramani ◽  
Ray Yoo ◽  
Alexandra Navrostky

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (21) ◽  
pp. 6551-6555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Guo ◽  
Stéphanie Szenknect ◽  
Adel Mesbah ◽  
Sabrina Labs ◽  
Nicolas Clavier ◽  
...  

Coffinite, USiO4, is an important U(IV) mineral, but its thermodynamic properties are not well-constrained. In this work, two different coffinite samples were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and purified from a mixture of products. The enthalpy of formation was obtained by high-temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry. Coffinite is energetically metastable with respect to a mixture of UO2 (uraninite) and SiO2 (quartz) by 25.6 ± 3.9 kJ/mol. Its standard enthalpy of formation from the elements at 25 °C is −1,970.0 ± 4.2 kJ/mol. Decomposition of the two samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction and by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry coupled with mass spectrometric analysis of evolved gases. Coffinite slowly decomposes to U3O8 and SiO2 starting around 450 °C in air and thus has poor thermal stability in the ambient environment. The energetic metastability explains why coffinite cannot be synthesized directly from uraninite and quartz but can be made by low-temperature precipitation in aqueous and hydrothermal environments. These thermochemical constraints are in accord with observations of the occurrence of coffinite in nature and are relevant to spent nuclear fuel corrosion.


MRS Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (38) ◽  
pp. 2695-2700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawei Feng ◽  
Alexandra Navrotsky

AbstractThe rare earth (RE) mineral loparite with the chemical composition (RE, Na, Sr, Ca)(Ti, Nb, Ta, Fe+3)O3 is the principal ore of the light rare earth elements (LREE) as well as niobium and tantalum. The enthalpies of formation of RE0.67-xNa3xTiO3 (RE = La, Ce) and Ca1-2xNaxLaxTiO3 from oxides and elements of lanthanum and cerium perovskites and their solid solutions have been obtained using high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry. RE0.67-xNa3xTiO3 (RE = La, Ce) perovskites become more stable relative to oxide components as sodium content increases. Na0.5Ce0.5TiO3 and Na0.5La0.5TiO3 can be considered stable endmembers in natural loparite minerals. For perovskite solid solutions Ca1-2xNaxLaxTiO3, the enthalpies of formation from the constituent oxides $\Delta {\rm{H}}_{{\rm{f}},\,{\rm{ox}}}^^\circ$ become more exothermic with increasing Na+La content, suggesting a stabilizing effect of the substitution 2Ca2+ → Na+ + La3+ on the perovskite structure. The trend of increasing thermodynamic stability with decreasing structural distortion is similar to that seen in many other ABO3 perovskites.


2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1031-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng-Yun Ye ◽  
Hong-Ling Cai ◽  
Jia-Zeng Ge ◽  
Ren-Gen Xiong

Pyridinium-4-carboxylic acid perchlorate (C6H6NO2·ClO4) was synthesized and separated as crystals. Differential scanning calorimetry measurement shows that this compound undergoes a reversible phase transition at about 122 K with a heat hysteresis of 1.8 K. A dielectric anomaly observed at 127 K further confirms the phase transition. The low-temperature (LT;T= 103 K) structure has space groupP21/cand cell parametersa= 17.356 (6),b= 13.241 (3),c= 16.161 (7) Å, β = 138.055 (17)°. The high-temperature (HT;T= 298 K) structure has space groupP21/cand cell parametersa= 5.5046 (11),b= 13.574 (3),c= 11.834 (2) Å, β = 99.35 (3)°, but can be re-described using new axesa′ =a,b′ =b,c′ = −2a+c,V′ =Vto give the cella′ = 5.5046 (11),b′ = 13.574 (3),c′ = 17.424 (3) Å, β′ = 137.92 (3)° and space groupP21/c. The associated coordinate transformation isx′ =x+ 2z,y′ =y,z′ =zand the associated reflection index transformation ish′ =h,k′ =k,l′ =l− 2h. The relationship between the two cells is 3a,b,c(HT) approximatesa,b,c(LT). The crystal comprises one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded chains of the pyridinium-4-carboxylic acid cations and perchlorate anions. A precise analysis of the main packing and structural differences as well as the changes in the intermolecular interactions between the HT phase and the LT phase reveals that the disorder–order transition of the perchlorate anions may be the driving force of the transition, and the hydrogen-bonding effect may contribute to the transition as a secondary parameter.


2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 2501-2508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihong Cheng ◽  
Alexandra Navrotsky

Enthalpies of formation from constituent oxides and elements at 298 K were determined by high-temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry for a group of technologically important perovskites LaBO3(B = La, Ga, Sc, and In). Enthalpies of formation from oxides of LaAlO3and LaGaO3are −69.61 ± 3.23 kJ/mol and −52.39 ± 1.99 kJ/mol, respectively. The data were consistent with literature values obtained using other methods. The enthalpies of formation of LaScO3and LaInO3from oxides were reported for the first time as −38.64 ± 2.30 kJ/mol and −23.99 ± 2.31 kJ/mol, respectively. As seen for other perovskites, as the tolerance factor deviates more from unity (in the order Al, Ga, Sc, In), the enthalpy of formation from oxides becomes less exothermic, indicating a less stable structure with respect to the constituent oxides.


Author(s):  
Xianghui Zhang ◽  
Vitaliy Goncharov ◽  
Cody Cockreham ◽  
Houqian Li ◽  
Junming Sun ◽  
...  

Zeolites with encapsulated transition metal species are extensively applied in the chemical industry as heterogenous catalysts for favorable kinetic pathways. To elucidate the energetic insights into formation of subnano-sized molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) encapsulated/confined in zeolite Y (FAU) from constituent oxides, we performed a systematic experimental thermodynamic study using high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry as the major tool. Specifically, the formation enthalpy of each MoO3/FAU is less endothermic than corresponding zeolite Y, suggesting enhanced thermodynamic stability. As Si/Al ratio increases, the enthalpies of formation of MoO3/FAU with identical MoO3 loading tends to be less endothermic, ranging from 61.1 ± 1.8 (Si/Al = 2.9) to 32.8 ± 1.4 kJ/mol TO2 (Si/Al = 45.6). Coupled with spectroscopic, structural and morphological characterizations, and catalytic performance tests, we revealed intricate energetics of MoO3 – zeolite Y guest – host interactions and catalytic performance governed by the phase evolutions of encapsulated MoO3.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 785-785
Author(s):  
Mykola Abramchuk ◽  
Kristina Lilova ◽  
Tamilarasan Subramani ◽  
Ray Yoo ◽  
Alexandra Navrostky

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