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The chemical reactions in the system MgO-MgCl2-H2O were investigated b
y on-line synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction at temperatures up to 1
00 degrees C. The crystalline reaction products formed were Mg(OH)(2)
and MgCl2 . 5Mg(OH)(2) . 8H(2)O. The reaction rates in these heterogen
eous systems are strongly dependent upon the concentrations of the mag
nesium chloride solutions, the molar ratio MgCl2/MgO, and the temperat
ure. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.