Thermal Decomposition Studies of Layered Metal Hydroxynitrates (Metal: Cu, Zn, Cu/Co, and Zn/Co)

Table 8

Total weight loss observed for layered metal hydroxynitrate samples.

Sample	% Weight loss
Cu2(OH)3(NO3)	30
Cu1.5Co0.5(OH)3(NO3)	50
Cu1.34Co0.66(OH)3(NO3)	50
Zn5(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2)	50
Zn3.75Co1.25(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2	50
Zn3.35Co1.65(OH)8(NO3)2(H2O)2	60
Co2(OH)3(NO3)	60