YSMAEL VERDEGOMEZ, GABRIEL ALONSO NUÑEZ, FRANCISCO CERVANTES, ARTURO KEER RENDON,
2003
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AQUEOUS SOLUTION REACTION TO SYNTHESIZE AMMONIUM HEXACLHOROPLATINATE AND ITS CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND THERMOGRAVIMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION.
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TECNOLOGIA DE LAS MATERIAS
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AMMONIUM HEXACHLOROPLATINAE (Pt(NH4)2Cl6) HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A GOOD PRECURSOR TO OBTAIN METALLIC Pt BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION, IN ADDITION TO BEING A STABLE COMPOUND EASILY OBTAINED FROM A VARIETY OF Pt RECUPERATION PROCESSES. THIS WORK WAS AIMED TO DEVELOP A SIMPLE WAY TO SYNTHESIZE Pt(NH4)2Cl6. THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION BY POWDER AND SINGLE CRYSTAL XRD IS REPORTED, ALONG WITH A SIMULATION OF THE XRD PATTERNS PERFORMED WITH THE SOFTWARE CERIUS. A THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA) ALLOWED INSIGHT INTO THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PROCESS, WHICH HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO TAKE PLACE IN TWO STEPS, BETWEEN 175 AND 400°C. THIS LOW DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE MAKES Pt(NH4)2Cl6 AN IDEAL CATALYST PRECURSOR TO OBTAIN Pt/C FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFC) ELECTRODE FABRICATION.