ASTM Kinetics of Oil Shales

Thermal analysis is increasingly being used to obtain kinetic data relating to sample decomposition. In this research differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) was used to determine the combustion kinetics of three (Çan, Himmetoglu and Mengen) oil shale samples by ASTM and Roger &; Morris methods. On DSC curves two reaction regions were observed on oil shale sample studied except Çan oil shale. In DSC experiments higher heating rates resulted in higher reaction temperatures and higher heat of reactions. Distinguishing peaks shifted to higher temperatures with an increase in heating rate. Three different kinetic models (ASTM I-II and Rogers &; Morris) were used to determine the kinetic parameters of the oil shale samples studied. Activation energies were in the range of 131.8-185.3 kJ mol-1 for ASTM methods and 18.5-48.8 kJ mol-1 for Rogers &; Morris method.     

差示扫描量热研究水稻线粒体能量释放动力学

线粒体是细胞的一个重要的亚细胞器．它通过呼吸作用为细胞各项活动提供能量，有细胞'动力戒'之称．生物摄取的食物通过代谢分解形成小分子产物之后，被输送至线粒体，经过氧化作用将其中贮存的能量逐步释放出来，并转化为三磷酸腺苦（ATP）以供生命机体各种活动的需要，因而它     

DSC examination of alloys

The formation and thermal dissolution of dispersed particles was studied in aluminium alloys. It was found that only high heating rates (80°C min⁻¹) could provide DSC curves characteristic of the phase structure of the samples. The kinetic evaluation of the DSC curves was carried out by least squares curve fitting. In this way reasonable kinetic parameters and reliable peak resolution could be obtained for the overlapping peaks.     

Thermal characterization of different origin class-G cements

In this study, thermal characteristics and kinetics of three different origin class-G cements (Mix, Bolu, and Nuh) were studied using thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). In DSC curves at different heating rates a number of peaks were observed consistently in different temperature intervals. TG/DTG is used to identify the detected phases and the corresponding mass loss. In the dehydration kinetic study of the different origin class-G cement samples, three different methods (Arrhenius, Kissinger, and Augis & Bennett) is used to determine the dehydration kinetic parameters of the cement samples and the results are discussed.     

Kinetics of exothermal decomposition of some ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones

In this study, the thermal stability and exothermal decomposition of some ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones have investigated using the DSC technique. The synthesized and purified crystalline solids are thermally stable and start to decompose after melting. Non-isothermal DSC curves, recorded at several heating rates, were used to evaluate the melting properties and the kinetics of thermal decomposition. The isoconversional and model-fitting methods were applied to determine the activation parameters from the common analysis of multiple curves measured at different heating rates. Based on the results of the model??free method, a kinetic model was derived, and the kinetic parameters were obtained by means of a multivariate nonlinear regression. The results are discussed in relation to the effect of the ketone structure.     

Kinetic analysis of the complex process of poly(vinyl alcohol) pyrolysis using a new coupled peak deconvolution method

A peak deconvolution procedure used for the analysis of data corresponding to simultaneous overlapping processes begins with separation of individual processes using functions such as Gaussian, Lorentzian, Weibull, and Fraser–Suzuki (FS) followed by application of kinetic analysis methods to the separated peaks. We propose a coupled peak deconvolution procedure to link the parameters of the FS functions of similar peaks in two DTG curves obtained at different linear heating rates, so that the coordinates of each peak can be obtained in a constrained manner. The proposed technique is a kinetic deconvolution method rather than a pure mathematical deconvolution technique. To analyze individual peaks in our study, the non-parametric kinetic and Freidman’s isoconversional methods have been applied to determine kinetic triplet of each process. This technique has been tested with both simulated and experimental data. Using this technique, the effects of molecular weight and degree of hydrolysis of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) samples on reaction mechanism and activation energy of thermal degradation were studied. The presence of acetate group in the PVA samples causes thermal stability, decreases the rate of main reactions, and increases the activation energy. The results of this study may help tailor heat-resistant materials with proper choice of polymer characteristics.     

Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics and melting behavior of bimodal medium density polyethylene/low density polyethylene blends

Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics and melting behavior of bimodal-medium-density- polyethylene (BMDPE) and the blends of BMDPE/LDPE were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at various scanning rates. The Avrami analysis modified by Jeziorny and a method developed by Mo were employed to describe the nonisothermal crystallization process of BMDPE. The BMDPE DSC data were analyzed by the theory of Ozawa. Kinetic parameters such as the Avrami exponent (n), the kinetic crystallization rate constant (Z_c), the peak temperatures (T_p) and the half-time of crystallization (t_1/2) etc. were determined at various scanning rates. The appearance of double melting peaks and the double crystallization peaks in the heating and cooling DSC curves of BMDPE/LDPE blends indicated that the BMDPE and LDPE could crystallize respectively.     

Thermal stabilities of some benzaldehyde 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones

The thermal stability of some benzaldehyde 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones has been studied using DSC technique. The crystalline solids are thermally stable and start to decompose after melting. Non-isothermal DSC curves, recorded at several heating rates, were used to evaluate the melting properties and the kinetics of thermal decomposition. Both isoconversional and model fitting methods were used for the evaluation of the kinetic parameters. Based on the results of the model free method, a kinetic model was derived and the kinetic parameters were obtained by means of a multivariate non-linear regression. A good agreement between the experimental and fitted data was found.     

测定高聚物结晶动力学参数的非等温理论和方法

对测定高聚物结晶动力学参数的非等温结晶理论和等速变温ＤＳＣ方法进行了讨论，文中包含了作者在此领域研究工作的最新进展。     

单轴取向聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯非等温结晶动力学研究

采用等速升温DSC方法对单轴取向聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯 (PET)的结晶过程进行了研究 ,发现单轴取向PET的冷结晶峰表现为多重结晶峰 .等温DSC方法的研究结果进一步证实结晶重峰的存在 .为此 ,本文提出了一种依据非等温DSC曲线解析高聚物结晶动力学参数的新方法 .对单轴取向PET的研究结果表明 ,与其他方法相比较 ,由新方法计算出的理论曲线与实验数据能更好地吻合 .单轴取向PET的总的结晶过程由三个子结晶过程组成 .根据不同拉伸比 ,各个子过程的Avrami指数和质量分数的变化 ,对结晶机理进行了解释 .与各向同性PET样品相比 ,单轴取向PET在低温部分的结晶速率明显增快     

热历史对尼龙1212熔融行为的影响

利用DSC方法研究了不同热历史条件对尼龙1212熔融行为的影响.不同的热历史条件下,在DSC曲线上,观察到尼龙1212产生2个或3个熔融峰,依据聚合物结晶理论,对各峰的来源进行了分析.在160℃下不同温度退火120 min的尼龙1212样品DSC曲线上,低温结晶熔融峰主要由低温结晶形成的一些微晶体或者片晶熔融产生,其晶体完善程度较差,熔融峰值较低,峰面积较小;主熔融峰是由样品在淬火过程中形成的晶体和升温过程中低温结晶形成的晶体的熔融重结晶形成较为完善的晶体熔融所产生,熔融峰值较高,峰面积较大.在不同的升温速率条件下,熔融峰温度有所移动,表明不同升温速率条件下产生的熔融峰的结晶晶型是相同的.在不同结晶时间下结晶,延长结晶时间对较高完善程度晶体的生长有利.在不同温度下依次退火处理的样品,熔融产生两个附加峰,这两个附加峰的峰温都比它们相应的退火温度高,而峰高和峰面积随退火温度降低而减小.根据等温结晶结果,由Hoffman方法确定了尼龙1212的平衡熔融温度为202.8℃.     

Heating rate effect on the DSC kinetics of oil shales

This research was aimed to investigate the combustion and kinetics of oil shale samples (Mengen and Himmetoğlu) by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Experiments were performed in air atmosphere up to 600°C at five different heating rates. The DSC curves clearly demonstrate distinct reaction regions in the oil shale samples studied. Reaction intervals, peak and burn-out temperatures of the oil shale samples are also determined. Arrhenius kinetic method was used to analyze the DSC data and it was observed that the activation energies of the samples are varied in the range of 22.4–127.3 kJ mol⁻¹ depending on the oil shale type and heating rate.     

Temperature-controlled combustion and kinetics of different rank coal samples

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) has been used to obtain information on the temperature-controlled combustion characteristics of seventeen coals of different origin from Thrace basin of Turkey. Experiments were performed in air atmosphere up to 600°C at a heating rate of 10°C min^-1. The DSC/TG curves clearly demonstrate distinct transitional stages in the entire coal samples studied. Reaction intervals, peak and burn-out temperatures of the coal samples are also determined. Two different kinetic methods known as, Arrhenius and Coats-Redfern, were used to analyze the kinetic data and the results are discussed.     

Kinetic analysis of thermogravimetric data

Four many curves methods, viz. calculation techniques based on Eqs (30), (31), (34) and (36), respectively, for deriving kinetic parameters from several TG curves recorded with different heating rates are tested on two sets of theoretical TG curves. The maximum reaction rate temperature and conversion, as well as the approximate formulae used for their calculation are discussed. Some aspects of the kinetic compensation effect are analysed. The final conclusion is that the use of the many curves methods is not reasonable.     

DSC Analysis of the Induction Period in the Vulcanisation of Rubber Compounds

Vulcanisation of rubber compounds was studied by DSC under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The parameters of an Arrhenius-like equation describing the temperature dependence of induction period have been obtained both from isothermal and non-isothermal measurements. A new method for obtaining the kinetic parameters from non-isothermal measurements, based on the dependence of onset temperature of vulcanisation peak on heating rate, is presented. Also, a procedure for the evaluation of temperature difference between the furnace and sample is proposed. It has been shown that the treatment of non-isothermal DSC measurements gives the kinetic parameters free of systematic errors. The new method can also be used for studying other reactions exhibiting the induction period. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermostimulated transformations of highly disperse powders of platinum group metals in an argon atmosphere

The behavior of palladium, rhodium, iridium, and platinum powders during their heating in an argon atmosphere was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The DSC curves showed the exothermal peaks corresponding to the enlargement of the platinum group metal powders under study. Electron microscopy and XRD studies revealed that the particle size of highly disperse powders changed during the heating. Chemisorbed oxygen was removed from the powder surface above 800 K. During the heating of the mechanical mixture of highly disperse platinum and palladium powders, a solid solution formed with an exothermal effect.     

Study of the thermal behavior of the transition phase of Co(II)–diclofenac compound by non-isothermal method

The Co(II)–diclofenac complex was evaluated by simultaneous thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The DTA curve profile shows one exothermic peak because of the transition phase of the compound between 170 and 180 °C, which was confirmed by X-ray powder diffractometry. The transition phase behavior was studied by DSC curves at several heating rates of a sample mass between 1 and 10 mg in nitrogen atmosphere and in a crucible with and without a lid. Thus, the kinetic parameters were evaluated using an isoconversional non-linear fitting proposed by Capela and Ribeiro. The results show that the activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the transition phase is dependant on the different experimental conditions. Nevertheless, these results indicate that the kinetic compensation effect shows a relationship between them.     

Origin of double melting peaks in drawn nylon 6 yarns

The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) melting curves of drawn nylon 6 were studied from the standpoint of reorganization of the crystals during the heating process. A new method was presented to obtain the DSC curve associated with the growth and melting of the original crystals, and that with the recrystallization and final melting process, separately. The results obtained show that, in the case of a heating rate of 10°C/min, the original crystals in the sample start perfecting themselves at temperatures far below their initial melting temperature and melt out below 222°C, recrystallization starts at about 210°C, and the newly emerged crystals melt out at 228°C. The superposition of two such constructed DSC curves reproduces the observed DSC curve well. Therefore, the double melting peaks of the sample are considered to be the result of superposition of three processes which occur successively during heating; perfection of the original crystals, melting of the perfected crystals concurrently with recrystallization, and melting of the recrystallized crystals.     

3,7-二硝基亚氨基-2,4-二氮杂双环[3,3,0]辛烷的放热分解反应动力学

The kinetic parameters of the exothermic decomposition reaction of the title compound in a temperature-programmed mode have been studied by means of DSC. The DSC data obtained are fitted to the integral, differential and exothermic rate equations by linear least-squares, iterative, combined dichotomous and least-squares methods, respectively. After establishing the most probable general expression of differential and integral mechanism functions by the logical choice method, the corresponding values of the apparent activation energy (Ea), pre-exponential factor (A) and reaction order (n) will be obtained by the exothermic rate equation. The results show that the empirical kinetic model function in differential form and the values of Ea and A of this reaction are (1-α)0.44, 230.4 kJ/mol and 1018.16 s-1, respectively. With the help of the heating rate and obtained kinelic parameters, the kinetic equation of the exothermic decomposition reaction process of the title compound is proposed. The critical temperature of thermal explosion of the compound is 302.6℃. The above-mentioned kinetic parameters are quite useful for analyzing and evaluating the stability and thermal change rule of the title compound.     

Crystallization kinetics of Ti20Zr20Cu60 metallic glass by isoconversional methods using modulated differential scanning calorimetry

The study of crystallization kinetics of amorphous alloys has been a matter of great interest for material researchers for past few decades, since it provides information about the kinetic parameters i.e., activation energy of crystallization and the frequency factor. These kinetic parameters can be calculated by model-free isoconversional methods. Isoconversional methods allow calculating the activation energy as a function of degree of conversion, α. Hence, these methods provide accurate results for multistep processes like crystallization. Model-free methods are categorized as linear and non-linear isoconversional methods. Linear methods are further classified as linear differential and linear integral isoconversional methods. In present work, we have used these isoconversional methods to study the effect of non-linear heating rate, employed by modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC), on the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of Ti₂₀Zr₂₀Cu₆₀ metallic glass. For Ti₂₀Zr₂₀Cu₆₀, MDSC curves clearly indicate a two-step crystallization process. Both crystallization peaks were studied based on the modified expressions for isoconversional methods by non-linear heating rate. The term corresponding to non-linearity comes out to be (A _T ω/2β)². The effect of non-linear heating rate on measurement of kinetic parameters by isoconversional methods is studied. The activation energy of crystallization is calculated for Ti₂₀Zr₂₀Cu₆₀ metallic glass for various degrees of conversion by linear integral isoconversional methods i.e., Ozawa–Flynn–Wall, Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose, and also with Friedman method which is a linear differential isoconversional method.