Study on the reaction mechanism between Pb3O4 and Si in stored silicon delay composition

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The thermogravimetric techniques and differential thermal analysis have been employed in this work to analyze the macro-reactions mechanism of the...     

Thermal analysis and hazards evaluation for HTP-65W through calorimetric technologies and simulation

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Di-tert-butyl peroxy-hexahydro terephthalate (HTP-65W), a newly developed organic peroxide, has been used in manufacturing...     

Influence and assessment of AIBN on thermal hazard under process situations

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Free radical polymerization is an effective method for large-scale production of various olefin polymers, in which the initiator is one of the emphases...     

Complex thermal evaluation for 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) by non-isothermal and isothermal kinetic analysis methods

Azo compounds are widely used in dyes, pigments, blowing agents, and initiators. Unfortunately, these compounds contain the bivalent –N–N– composition which might be cleavaged readily even under high ambient temperature. The self-accelerating decomposition might cause a runaway reaction and lead to a fire or explosion when the cooling system fails or other upsets occur. To investigate the thermal stability parameters of 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) with thermal hazard and mechanism, differential scanning calorimetry and thermal activity monitor III were applied with non-isothermal method and isothermal method to obtain onset temperature (T ₀), maximum temperature (T _max), and heat of decomposition (ΔH _d). Thermal stability parameters play a pivotal role in thermal analysis, leading particularly to complex evaluation of the inherently safer design during preparation, processing, transport, or storage. The results provide sufficient thermokinetic parameters for process safety in terms of proactive loss prevention program.     

Thermal hazardous evaluation of autocatalytic reaction of cumene hydroperoxide alone and mixed with products under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Severe fire and explosions are frequent phenomena during handling of organic peroxides that are promoted supremely by conditions such as chemical...     

Effects of upper explosion limit for isopropyl alcohol by steam inerting at 1 atm and 150 °C by 20-L-apparatus

Determining the explosion limits of chemical substances is exceptionally critical while considering prevention of loss in manufacturing processes. The accidental explosions of flammable liquid/gas mixtures are second to none in loss prevention issues. In a previous study, we found a theoretical linear correlation between the reciprocal of the explosion limits and the reciprocal of the molar fraction of hydrocarbons diluted with inert carbon dioxide or nitrogen. In this study, we estimated the effects of inert liquid/gas (H₂O), which dilute flammable vapors or gases. The experiments measured the explosion limits of isopropyl alcohol with steam at initial conditions of 1 atm and 150 °C by a 20-L-apparatus. We compared the experimental values with the theoretical model, and found that a linear correlation still exists. The results demonstrated that the experimental values fit the theoretical model well.     

A strategy to design highly efficient porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

We designed highly efficient porphyrin sensitizers with two phenyl groups at meso-positions of the macrocycle bearing two ortho-substituted long alkoxyl chains for dye-sensitized solar cells; the ortho-substituted devices exhibit significantly enhanced photovoltaic performances with the best porphyrin, LD14, showing J(SC) = 19.167 mA cm(-2), V(OC) = 0.736 V, FF = 0.711, and overall power conversion efficiency η = 10.17%.     

Isothermal versus non-isothermal calorimetric technique to evaluate thermokinetic parameters and thermal hazard of tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethyl hexanoate

Liquid organic peroxides have been broadly employed in the process industries such as tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethyl hexanoate (TBPO). This study investigated the thermokinetic parameters of TBPO, a typical liquid organic peroxide, by isothermal kinetic algorithms and non-isothermal kinetic algorithms with thermal activity monitor III, and differential scanning calorimetry, respectively. An attempt has been made to determine the thermokinetic parameters by simulation software, such as exothermic onset temperature (T ₀), maximum temperature (T _max), decomposition (?H _d), activation energy (E _a), self-accelerating decomposition temperature, and isothermal time to maximum rate (TMR_iso). A liquid thermal explosion model was established for a reactor containing liquid organic peroxide of interest. From experimental results, liquid organic peroxides?? optimal conditions for avoiding a violent runaway reaction of storage and transportation were created.