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CrystEngComm 9 (2007) 1205-1208
Nacre biocrystal thermal behavior
Xavier Bourrat 1, Loic Francke 2, Evelyne Lopez 3, Marthe Rousseau 3, Philippe Stempflé 4, Martine Angellier 1, Patrick Albéric 1
(2007)

The thermal behaviour of Pinctada margaritifera nacre was studied at different temperatures by means of thermal gravimetric, thermo-mechanical and Rock-Eval analyses. From the mechanical point of view nacre exhibited a complete reversible behaviour up to 230 °C. The bio-aragonite allotrope was seen to be as stable as the abiotic aragonite up to 470–500 °C. It was also evidenced that the organic phase was keeping cracking oxygen functions at temperatures as high as 650 °C. Nacre thermal behaviour could be described following four distinctive stages and discussed in comparison with previous data obtained in oxidative conditions.
1:  Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans (ISTO)
CNRS : UMR6113 – INSU – Université d'Orléans
2:  Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie et Physique
Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I
3:  Biologie des organismes marins et écosystèmes (BOME)
CNRS : UMR5178 – Université Pierre et Marie Curie [UPMC] - Paris VI
4:  Laboratoire Génie de Production
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes
Sciences of the Universe/Continental interfaces, environment

Environmental Sciences/Global Changes
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