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Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE CHIMIE
The influence of relative air moisture, temperature, and concentration of c
arbon dioxide on the carbonation of magnesium oxide and hydroxide have been
studied in normal climatic conditions. The MgO and Mg(OH)(2) used for this
original work are pure granular materials. The different species that appe
ar during the process of carbonation and the most stable form in usual cond
itions of storage were identified. Moreover, the study of the different cli
matic factors showed that the carbonation is never complete even after a pr
olonged exposure.