Investigation of the effect of intensive ball milling in a planetary ball mill on the thermal decomposition of cadmium carbonate and basic zinc carbonate

Abstract

The kinetics of thermal decomposition of cadmium carbonate CdCO3 and basic zinc carbonate ZnCO3·nZn(OH)2 and the effect of intensive milling in a planetary ball mill on its parameters, have been investigated. The values of the reaction heat and of the activation energies of thermal decomposition have been determined for both the compounds. Investigations of the thermal decomposition of the products of ball milling of investigated compounds revealed a slight effect of milling conditions on the reaction temperature and heat consumed during the thermal decomposition of ZnCO3·nZn(OH)2. No effect of ball milling on the thermal decomposition of CdCO3 has been found.