Estimation of the diffusion coefficient of water evolved during the non-isothermal dehydration of Australian sedimentary opal

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Thomas, P S ^a   Simon P ^b   Smallwood, A ^a   Ray, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; Dehydration; Diffusion coefficient; Fickian diffusion; Opal; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION; SILICA; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER;

AMORPHOUS SILICA; FICKIAN DIFFUSION; MASS LOSS; OPAL;

GEMS;

EID: 34147100052     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-006-8133-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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