Research Article
Thermal Decomposition Studies of Layered Metal Hydroxynitrates (Metal: Cu, Zn, Cu/Co, and Zn/Co)
Table 1
Weight of the reagents used to prepare layered metal hydroxynitrates.
| Sample | Weight of zinc nitrate | Weight of cobalt nitrate | Weight of copper nitrate | Weight of urea | Volume of water (cm3) | Temperature (°C) | Duration (h) | g | moles | g | moles | g | moles | g | moles | g | moles |
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Cu2(OH)3(NO3) | — | — | — | — | 14.942 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 | Cu1.5Co0.5(OH)3(NO3) | — | — | 4.5 | 0.25 | 11.206 | 0.75 | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 | Cu1.34Co0.66(OH)3(NO3) | — | — | 5.939 | 0.333 | 9.962 | 0.667 | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 | Zn5(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2) | 18.399 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 | Zn3.75Co1.25(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2 | 13.8 | 0.75 | 4.49 | 0.25 | — | — | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 | Zn3.35Co1.65(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2 | 12.25 | 0.667 | 6 | 0.333 | — | — | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 | Co2(OH)3(NO3) | — | — | 17.999 | 1.0 | — | — | 2.0 | 0.033 | 2.0 | 0.111 | 140 | 2 |
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