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1DearEditorandReviewers:Onbehalfofmyco-authors,weareverygratefultoyouforgivingusanopportunitytoreviseourmanuscript.weappreciateyouverymuchforyourpositiveandconstructivecommentsandsuggestionsonourmanuscriptentitled“ThermalProcessandMechanismofPhaseTransitionandDetoxificationofGlass-ceramicsfromAsbestosTailings”(ID:NOC-D-18-01200).Wehavestudiedreviewers’commentscarefullyandtriedourbesttoreviseourmanuscriptaccordingtothecomments.ThefollowingaretheresponsesandrevisionsIhavemadeinresponsetothereviewers'questionsandsuggestionsonanitem-by-itembasis.Thanksagaintothehardworkoftheeditorandreviewer!ResponsetothecommentsofReviewer#1CommentNo.1:Pagenumbershouldbeincludedinthemanuscript.Response:ThankstoReviewerforreminder,weaddedthepagenumbertothemanuscript.CommentNo.2:Isitdifferentialthermalanalysisordifferentialscanningcalorimetry?(Abstract)Response:Thecrystallizationandphasechangeofthesampleswereinvestigatedbythermogravimetry-differentialscanningcalorimetry(TG-DSC),andtheresultswereshowninfigure2.CommentNo.3:Pleaseclarify:Asbestostailingsaretailingsproducedduringtheminingandbeneficiationofchrysotile(fibridasbestos)GiventhefactthatchrysotileiscarcinogenicpleaseincludeintheIntroductionpartsomeaspectsabouthealthregulations/concernstotakecareduringsynthesisofchrysotilecontainingmaterials.Forinstance,whichisthesafety/allowedthresholdforchrysotilecontentinbuildingmaterials?(Introduction)Response:ItisreallytrueasReviewermentionedthatduetothehazardsofchrysotile,theuseofchrysotilecontainingmaterialshavebeenbannedcompletelyinmanycountries,andfortherecyclingofchrysotilecontainingmaterials,therearesomelegalrestrictionswhichIhaveaddedtothesectionofIntroduction.Therearesomesafetyhazardsinthesynthesisanduseofasbestos-containingmaterialsinevitably,howeverthisconcerndoesn'texistinourexperiment,becausethesamplespreparedintheexperimentarecompletelyfreeofasbestos,whichisexplainedintheresponsetoReviewer#2below.CommentNo.4:Magnificationwithin1000-500rangeincludedintheexperimentalpart,butx5000magnificationismetinFigs6.(Experimentalcharacterization)Response:Weareverysorryforournegligenceofmistakenlywritingthemagnificationrangeas500-1000intheexperimentalcharacterization,actuallythemagnificationrangeis500-5000.ResponsetothecommentsofReviewer#22CommentNo.1:Manuscriptdealswithtransformationofunhealthychrysotile(serpentine)intoforsteriteand/orenstatite-containingmaterialsfordecorativebuildingpurposes.However,chrysotilecontentoftheobtainedmaterialsshouldbethoroughlycontrolled.Response:Thankyouforyourvaluablecomment,itisdefinitelyacriticalissuethatchrysotilecontentoftheobtainedmaterials(glass-ceramics)shouldbethoroughlycontrolled.Actually,thechrysotileinserpentinestartsat600℃andcompletelyremoveshydroxylat700℃resultingthedecompositionoforiginalmineralsandthedisintegrationofstructure,andformharmlesssubstancesincludingamorphoussilicaandforsterite.Sointheexperiment,thefiberstructurechrysotilecanbecompletelydestroyedafterpre-firingat700℃.Furthermore,inthethermaltreatmentofcrystallizationandsinteringathighertemperatures,theresiduethathasnotbeencompletelydecomposedcanbefurtherdecomposedandtotallyconvertedintoharmlessphasesincludingforsterite,enstatite,etc.bysolidphasereactionandsolid-liquidreaction.Ultimately,theproductwasentirelyasbestos-freeandwhichcanbeseenfromthemorphologyofthesamplesinfigure6.ResponsetothecommentsofReviewer#3CommentNo.1:GivesomereferenceforthechemicalcontentofAsbestostailingsforthebenefitofthereader.(Introduction)Response:AsReviewersuggestedthatitisindeedbettertogivesomereferenceforthechemicalcontentofAsbestostailings.Tworeference(reference2andreference3)wereaddedtoconfirmthechemicalcontentandphasecompositionofasbestostailings.CommentNo.2:Howdoyoudistinguishbetweenthemaincrystalphaseandthesubcrystallinephase?Response:wearesorrythatwemayhavenotexpresseditclearly,theword“subcrystalline”usedinmymanuscriptmaybenotaccurate.Ithinkitwouldbesuitabletochangeittotheword“minor”.ThecontentofdifferentcrystalphasesinthesampleweredeterminedbyrietveldrefinementusingGSAS,andtheresultsareshownbelow(withtheweightfractionofforsteritebeing39.44%,enstatite24.92%,diopside21.18%andmagnesioferrite14.45%respectively).Accordingtotheresult,itcanbeseenthatthemaincrystalphasesareforsteriteandenstatite,andtheminorphasesarediopsideandmagnesioferrite.3Fig1.Rietveldrefinementofthesamplecrystallizedat850℃andsinteredat1200℃Table1.QualityofRefinementAnalysisRwp(%)Rp(%)Rexp(%)GOF8.616.328.441.02CommentNo.3:Englishhastobeimmproved.Response:ConsideringtheReviewer’ssuggestion,wewilltakegreatefforttomodifythesentencetomakeitmoreprofessional.Theportionoflanguagemodificationaremarkedingreenintherevisedmanuscript,andIhopeitcanmeetwithrequirement.10203040506070802()Relativeintensity(a.u.)×①②③④CalcObsDiff①②③④Forsterite39.44%Enstatite24.92%Diopside21.18%Magnesioferrite14.45%