Originally posted by not_important
http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPr...
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/group1/compounds.html
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1151-2916...
historical
http://books.google.com/books?id=dHMCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA797&a...
So depending on who you believe, between 700 and 1300 C..Note that the alkali and alkaline earth carbonates start to decompose at temperatures below
the stated decomposition temperature; CO2 is released but at a low partial pressure, the decomposition temperature is general that when the partial
pressure of CO2 reaches one atmosphere. This means that you can get decomposition at a lower temperature if you apply a vacuum or sweep out the CO2
with a stream of hot inert gas.
Li2CO3 => Li2O + CO2 |