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Thermogravimetric and X-ray diffraction investigation on carbonated lanthanum oxide and lanthanum hydroxide formed in humid CO2 atmosphere

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Lanthanum oxide compounds are of great interest because of their wide range of applications (e.g., heterogeneous catalysis). It is well known that lanthanum oxide compounds, like lanthanum oxide, have to be handled carefully in a humid atmosphere due to their hydration affinity. Furthermore, lanthanum hydroxide has a high CO2 affinity and partially forms basic carbonates. The amount of carbonate impurities that are formed in air remains nearly constant over a long time. To investigate the carbonation process in more detail, lanthanum hydroxide and lanthanum oxide were stored in a controlled humid CO2 atmosphere. The results of thermal analysis (TA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) prove a transformation of lanthanum hydroxide as well as lanthanum oxide to lanthanum carbonate via lanthanum hydroxide carbonate.

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We would like to thank Dr. Carolin Fischer, NETZSCH-Gerätebau, for the TG–FTIR analysis.

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  1. Gefahrstofflaboratorien Chemie und Physik am Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Aulweg 129, 35392, Giessen, Germany

    Elena Haibel & Dirk Walter

  2. Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany

    Dirk Walter

  3. Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany

    Stefan Berendts

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Haibel, E., Berendts, S. & Walter, D. Thermogravimetric and X-ray diffraction investigation on carbonated lanthanum oxide and lanthanum hydroxide formed in humid CO2 atmosphere. J Therm Anal Calorim 134, 261–267 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7256-1

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