Thermochimica Acta, Vol.287, No.2, 191-201, 1996
Enthalpy, Heat-Capacity, 2nd-Order Transitions and Enthalpy of Fusion of Li4SiO4 by High-Temperature Calorimetry
The enthalpy of Li4SiO4 was obtained between 363 and 1300 K using isothermal drop calorimetry. Anisothermal calorimetry was used for the identification of two second-order transitions and the measurement of the enthalpy of fusion. The smoothed enthalpy between 298 and 1300 K results in H degrees(T) - H degrees(298) = -17156 + 73.694 T + 0.103210 T-2 -4163115 T-1 J mol(-1). The heat capacity was derived by differentiation. The value extrapolated to 298 K is C-p,C-298 = 182.1 J K-1 mol(-1). The critical temperatures of the second-order transitions are T-c1 = 938 K and T-c2 = 996 K. The enthalpy of fusion is Delta(fus)H = 53 kJ mol(-1) at the melting temperature T-m = 1531 K. An isotope effect of the Li-6 enrichment on the melting temperature and enthalpy of fusion could not be discerned.
Keywords:LITHIUM ZINC SILICATES;CRYSTALLISATION