THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE THERMAL-BEHAVIOR OF INORGANIC FLUORIDES USING QUASI-STATIC THERMOANALYTICAL METHODS

Quasi-static thermal analysis is very useful for the characterization of the thermal behaviour of inorganic fluorides. The strong dependence of the thermal decomposition of hydroxonium fluorometallates, monofluorophosphates, and ammonium fluorometallates on the partial pressure is demonstrated. Non-reciprocal quasi-isobaric investigations are specially suitable to disclose this behaviour. The possibilities of characterization of the reaction mechanism using quasi-static thermal analytical methods as well as the use of these methods as synthetic variants for phase-pure fluorides are demonstrated by further examples. In this context the repression of the amount of hydrolysis products is discussed.