Published November 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermal decomposition of uranyl formates

Description

The decomposition of UO2(HCOO)2xH2O and UO2(OH)(HCOO)xH2O was studied by isothermic gravimetry, derivatography and differential scanning calorimetry techniques with the use of infrared spectroscopy, X-ray and mass-spectrometry identification of products. The enthalpies of dehydration of UO2(HCOO)2xH2O and of decomposition of UO2(HCOO)2 to U3O8 at t > 260 deg C in inert atmosphere are equal to 14.7+-0.7 and 22+-2 kcal/mole, and the activation energies, respectively, amount 34+-2 and 38+-3 kcal/mole. The mechanism of the process is discussed, and the results are compared with available data

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Original title (Russian)
Termicheskoe razlozhenie formiatov uranila

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Zh. Neorg. Khim.
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
11
Series
Zh. Neorg. Khim.
Journal Page Range
3072-3077
ISSN
0044-457X

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Notes
For English translation see the journal Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (UK).