The thermal decomposition of huntite and hydromagnesite-A review

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 509, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Hollingbery, L A ^a,b   Hull, T R ^b  

^a Minelco Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire; Flame; Huntite; Hydromagnesite; Mineral; Retardant

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; ENDOTHERMIC DECOMPOSITION; FIRE RETARDANT; FLAME; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HUNTITE; HYDROMAGNESITE; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; NATURAL MIXTURES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RETARDANT; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEATING; MAGNESIUM; MINERALS; MIXTURES; PYROLYSIS; SILICATE MINERALS;

MAGNESITE;

EID: 77956187163     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2010.06.012     Document Type: Review

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