Etude thermique et thermodynamique du cyclohexaphosphate de lithium Li 6 P 6 O 18 ·5H 2 O

We report in this paper the results of our thermal and thermodynamic investigation on lithium cyclohexaphosphate, Li6P6O18·5H2O between 298 and 1007 K. The different transitions with respect to temperature (successive dehydrations, solid-solid transition and melting) were studied with the help of differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry. The different phases were characterized by X-ray diffraction and by infrared absorption. Finally, the enthalpy of these phasesvs. temperature was measured by isothermal drop calorimetry. Their heat capacities as well as the enthalpies of dehydration, of solid-solid transition and of melting were deduced.