Effect of atmospheric water vapor on independent-parallel thermal dehydration of a compacted composite of an inorganic hydrate: sodium carbonate monohydrate grains comprising crystalline particles and a matrix

The effect of atmospheric water vapor on the thermal dehydration of sodium carbonate monohydrate (SC-MH), which was characterized as cubic grains of a compacted composite comprising columnar SC-MH crystals and a matrix, was systematically assessed using a humidity-controlled thermogravimetry system at various atmospheric water vapor pressures (