NaNO2 + NaNO3 phase diagram: New data from DSC and Raman spectroscopy

Rolf W. Berg, David H. Kerridge, Peter Halvor Larsen

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Abstract

The binary phase diagram of sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate is currently not well-understood because four earlier detns. of this binary system resulted in considerably different conclusions. Two works classify the system as eutectic and two as a continuous solid soln. type, together with different sub-solidus curves. New Raman measurements and differential scanning calorimetry data on solidified mixts. of different compns. have provided support for a simple eutectic diagram with a solidus at 230 oC ranging from 0.25 to 0.80 in mole fraction of sodium nitrate. A sub-solidus transition was detected close to 183 oC and a second one close to 160 oC. The latter was considered to be related to the nitrite component and probably arose from the ferroelec. to antiferroelec. or paraelec. transition of sodium nitrite. The change of slope of the maxima of some Raman lines with temp. also gave support to these transitions.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume51
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)34-39
ISSN0021-9568
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Bibliographical note

Indexing -- Section 68 (Phase Equilibriums, Chemical Equilibriums, and Solutions)

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