Characterisation of the States of Water in Opal Using FTIR Microscopy.

Project Member(s): Thomas, P., Hunt, A., Stuart, B.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Synchrotron Research Program

Start year: 2014

Summary: Characterisation of the States of Water in Opal Using FTIR Microscopy.

Publications:

Thomas, PS, Mansell, B, Appadoo, D, Smallwood, AS, Aldridge, L & Stuart, BH 2025, 'Characterisation of the crystallisable water in precious opal using differential scanning calorimetry and synchrotron terahertz spectroscopy', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, vol. 150, no. 2, pp. 1093-1103.
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Keywords: Water, Opal, FTIR Microscopy.

FOR Codes: Ceramics, Glass and Industrial Mineral Products not elsewhere classified, Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified, Other chemical sciences not elsewhere classified, Composite materials, Ceramics, glass and industrial mineral products not elsewhere classified

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