Historical review on research of kinetics in thermal analysis and thermal endurance of electrical insulating materials

Thermal analysis techniques, such as thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis and evolved gas analysis, have been applied to thermal endurance evaluation of electrical insulating materials of high polymers, which are used for a long time at a relatively high operating temperature. Various attempts have been made to estimate the life time of the materials at the operating temperature by thermal analysis and a calorimetric method. These are critically described in this review paper.     

30 years of research in thermal analysis and calorimetry

The research in thermal analysis and calorimetry, conducted by the author over the period 1964 to 1993, is summarised and concisely reviewed. The major investigations have focussed on thermal analysis studies of coordination compounds, particularly the metal dithiocarbamate complexes. A significant solution calorimetric study of some metal dithiocarbamate complexes has also been undertaken. DSC has been applied to determine the sublimation enthalpies of many metal dithiocarbamate and metal pentane-2,4-dionate complexes and solution calorimetry has been applied to study the thermochemistry of the latter group of complexes. Thermal analysis investigations of several inorganic molten salt systems have been initiated. Thermometric titrimetry has been applied to study metal-macrocyclic ligand systems in aqueous media and particularly those systems of environmental significance. Temperature calibration standards for TMA have been proposed and TMA has been applied to study the mechanical properties of several common inorganic compounds. DTA has been applied to study a wide variety of phenols and has subsequently been applied as an analytical technique to determine the components of solid state phenol mixtures. Thermometric titrimetry has been applied to determine the phenolic content of wines. A comprehensive thermal analysis study of Australian brown coal has been undertaken, involving the DSC determination of coal specific energy, a TG/DTA study of the coal pyrolysis and combustion processes and a TG/DTA and EGA study of the cation catalytic effect on the coal pyrolysis process. Thermal analysis and calorimetric techniques have been extensively publicised and promoted by the publication of specialist reviews, the presentation of symposia review papers and the oral presentation of short courses, particularly in the SE Asian region. This review essentially reveals the diversity of possible application of thermal analysis and calorimetric techniques and the primary significance of thermodynamic data in the fundamental rationalisation of chemical phenomena.     

The use of thermal analysis to predict the thermal life of organic electrical insulating materials

Three different thermoanalytical methods are introduced as significant time-saving techniques in conventional life tests of some organic electrical insulating materials. DTA in cyclically alternated atmospheres of nitrogen and oxygen according to Randino and Andreotti, and TG analysis methods at different heating rates according to Flynn and Wall and to Broido were applied to two electrical insulations based on aromatic poly-imide and epoxy resin. The activation energies obtained are compared with those derived from the slopes of the life-lines produced via conventional life tests. The assumptions necessary for applying the thermal analyses in these cases are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Drei verschiedene thermoanalytische Methoden werden als wesentlich zeitsparende Techniken bei der üblichen Prüfung der Lebensdauer einiger organischer elektrischer Isoliermaterialien beschrieben. DTA in zyklisch wechselnden Atmosphären von Stickstoff und Sauerstoff nach Randino und Andreotti und Methoden der TG-Analyse bei verschiedenen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten nach Flynn und Wall und Broido wurden bei zwei elektrischen Isolierstoffen auf aromatischer Polyimid und Epoxyd-Harz Basis eingesetzt. Die erhaltenen Aktivierungsenergien werden mit den aus der Neigung der an Hand konventioneller Lebensdauertests erhaltenen Lebenslinien verglichen. Die nötigen Voraussetzungen zur Anwendung der Thermoanalyse in diesen Fällen werden erörtert.

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Résumé On présente trois méthodes thermoanalytiques différentes qui permettent de réaliser un gain de temps important lors de l'examen conventionnel de la durée de vie de quelques isolants électriques organiques. L'analyse termique différentielle en atmosphères cycliquement alternées d'azote et d'oxygène, suivant Randino et Andreotti, et la thermogravimétrie avec différentes vitesses de chauffage, suivant Flynn et Wall et Broido, ont été appliquées à deux isolants électriques à base de polyimide aromatique et de résine époxy. Les énergies d'activation obtenues sont comparées à celles déduites de la pente des lignes de vie, obtenues par des examens conventionnels de durée de vie. Les approximations nécessaires pour appliquer l'analyse thermique à ces différents cas sont discutées.

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On the thermal stability and thermal decomposition kinetics of some mono- and disubstituted furan-2,3-dions

The thermal behaviour of some compounds derived from 5-phenylfuran-2,3-dione was studied. The thermoanalytical data relating to the decomposition steps and intermediates were completed with mass spectrometric analysis and infrared spectroscopy results. For some of the investigated reactions, the kinetic and structural data correlated satisfactorily.     

Application of thermal analysis to study smelting reduction kinetics

A thermal analysis study on the reduction of iron oxide rich slags under different conditions is presented in this paper. The effects of important process variables such as time, temperature, lime-silica ratio, FeO level in slag etc. are discussed. It is shown that the mechanism of reduction by externally added graphite is different from that by a carbon saturated bath although the activation energy values are similar.     

The thermal degradation kinetics of dextran and pullulan

The effect of molar mass and, in the case of dextran, of the degree of branching on the thermal degradation kinetics of dextran and pullulan was studied in the presence and absence of oxygen. Although the initial mass loss of the dextran samples occurred at higher temperatures than that of the pullulan samples, the overall thermal degradation activation energies were lower for dextran than for pullulan. In the case of dextran the thermal stability was found to decrease with molar mass and degree of branching. The molar mass of pullulan, in the range of 10⁴ to 10⁵ g/mol, appeared to have no significant influence on the thermal characteristics of the samples.     

氢氧化镁分解动力学的研究

以硼泥为原料与硫酸反应制备出七水硫酸镁,以氢氧化钠为沉淀剂制备出符合标准HG/T 3607-2000的氢氧化镁.利用XRD,SEM和TEM对氢氧化镁进行了表征,DTA-TG对氢氧化镁的热分解动力学进行了研究.XRD结果表明:制备粉体为单一Mg(OH)2.SEM和TEM结果表明:样品为片状或针状纤维,片直径大小不一,在20～50 nm之间,针状纤维形状不规则,大小不一致,长度在20～100 nm之间.利用Kissinger法和Ozawa法计算出的氢氧化镁热分解反应活化能分别为135.14和141.61 kJ·mol-1.利用Coats-Redfern法和Dolye法判断氢氧化镁热分解反应机理函数为A1.5.     

Enhancement of PUR/PIR foam thermal stability after addition of Zostera marina biomass component investigated via thermal analysis and isoconversional kinetics

In the present work, a thorough thermogravimetric (TG) analysis of bio-based polyurethane–polyisocyanurate (PUR–PIR) foams in both nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere is performed. A sustainable element of the foam is a biopolyol obtained via acid-catalyzed liquefaction of Zostera marina and Enteromorpha Algae biomass. Based on isoconversional analysis and apparent activation energies, several conclusions are obtained. In contradiction to the common understanding, biopolyol based foams exhibit enhanced stability in both oxidative atmosphere and in nitrogen compared to purely petrochemical foams. Relationships between thermal stability and structure of the foams are established. Enhanced stability of bio-based foams in oxygen is attributed to two factors. First is an increased cross-linking density due to higher hydroxyl number of biopolyol compared to petrochemical one. Possibly the presence of more amount of aromatic compounds in the structure of polyols that come from lignin or aromatic ketones contribute to further enhancement of thermal stability. Those results suggest that the studied biobased foams are prospective alternatives to standard petrochemical PUR foams.     

Curing kinetics and thermal stability of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol

Curing kinetics of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) in the presence of varying molar ratios of aromatic imide-amines and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) were investigated by the dynamic differential scanning calorimetry. The imide-amines were prepared by reacting 1 mole of benzophenone 3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (B) with 2.5 moles of 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether (E)/ or 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane (M)/ or 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (S) and designated as BE/ or BM/ or BS. The mixture of imide-amines and DDS at ratio of 0:1, 0.25:0.75, 0.5:0.5, 0.75:0.25 and 1:0 were used to investigate the curing behaviour of DGEBA. The multiple heating rate method (5, 10, 15 and 20°C min⁻¹) was used to study the curing kinetics of epoxy resins. The peak exotherm temperature was found to be dependent on the heating rate, structure of imide-amines as well as on the ratio of imide-amine: DDS used. A broad exotherm was observed in the temperature range of 180–230°C on curing with mixture of imide-amines and DDS. Curing of DGEBA with mixture of imide-amines and/or DDS resulted in a decrease in characteristic curing temperatures. Activation energy of curing reaction as determined in accordance to the Ozawa’s method was found to be dependent on the structure of amine. The thermal stability of the isothermally cured resins was also evaluated using dynamic thermogravimetry in a nitrogen atmosphere. The char yield was highest in case of resins cured using mixture of DDS: BS (0.25:0.75; EBS-3), DDS: BM (0.5: 0.5; EBM-2) and DDS: BE (0.5: 0.5; EBE-2).     

Literature survey on thermal analysis reference materials

Results of a literature search on thermal analysis reference materials are listed

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Zusammenfassung Vorliegend werden die Ergebnisse einer Literaturrecherche über Referenz-substanzen für die thermische Analyse dargelegt.

     

Mechanism and kinetics of thermal degradation of insulating materials developed from cellulose fiber and fire retardants

The mechanism and kinetics of thermal degradation of materials developed from cellulose fiber and synergetic fire retardant or expandable graphite have been investigated using thermogravimetric analysis. The model-free methods such as Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS), Friedman, and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO) were applied to measure apparent activation energy (E_α). The increased E_α indicated a greater thermal stability because of the formation of a thermally stable char, and the decreased E_α after the increasing region related to the catalytic reaction of the fire retardants, which revealed that the pyrolysis of fire retardant-containing cellulosic materials through more complex and multi-step kinetics. The Friedman method can be considered as the best method to evaluate the E_α of fire-retarded cellulose thermal insulation compared with the KAS and FWO methods. A master-plots method such as the Criado method was used to determine the possible degradation mechanisms. The degradation of cellulose thermal insulation without a fire retardant is governed by a D3 diffusion process when the conversion value is below 0.6, but the materials containing synergetic fire retardant and expandable graphite fire retardant may have a complicated reaction mechanism that fits several proposed theoretical models in different conversion ranges. Gases released during the thermal degradation were identified by pyrolysis–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Fire retardants could catalyze the dehydration of cellulosic thermal insulating materials at a lower temperature and facilitate the generation of furfural and levoglucosenone, thus promoting the formation of char. These results provide useful information to understand the pyrolysis and fire retardancy mechanism of fire-retarded cellulose thermal insulation.

     

Isothermal kinetics of photopolymerization and thermal polymerization of bis-GMA/TEGDMA resins

The purpose of this work is to analyse certain kinetic features related to thermoinduced and photoinduced isothermal curing in the 25/75 mass% bis-GMA/TEGDMA system. The kinetic parameters associated with photo and thermal curing were determined and compared using an isoconversional procedure and the kinetic model was obtained by means of a reduced master plot. In photocuring, the kinetic results obtained by means of this phenomenological methodology were compared with those obtained on the basis of mechanistic considerations. In this case, we estimated the propagation and termination constants associated with photocuring at different conversions. When the phenomenological procedure is performed, the rate constant decreases slightly during the curing process and the autoacceleration effect of the process is demonstrated in the kinetic model, which is autocatalytic. However, in the mechanistic model, this same effect is noted through an increase in the rate constants, while it is assumed that the kinetic model is in the order of n with n=1.     

Comparative studies on the curing kinetics and thermal stability of tetrafunctional epoxy resins using various amines as curing agents

The curing reactions of the epoxy resins tetraglycidyl diaminodiphenyl methane (TGDDM) and tetraglycidyl methylenebis (o-toluidine) (TGMBT) using diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS), diaminodiphenyl methane (DDM) and diethylenetriamine (DETA) as curing agents were studied kinetically by differential scanning calorimetry. The dynamic scans in the temperature range 20°–300°C were analyzed to estimate the activation energy and the order of reaction for the curing process using some empirical relations. The activation energy for the various epoxy systems is observed in the range 71.9–110.2 kJ·mol^–1. The cured epoxy resins were studied for kinetics of thermal degradation by thermogravimetry in a static air atmosphere at a heating rate of 10 deg·min^–1. The thermal degradation reactions were found to proceed in a single step having an activation energy in the range 27.6–51.4 kJ·mol^–1.

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Zusammenfassung Die Vernetzungsreaktionen der Epoxidharze Tetraglycidyl-diamino-diphenyl-methan (TGDDM) und Tetraglycidyl-methylen-bis(o-toluidin) (TGMBT) unter Verwendung von Diaminodiphenylsulfon (DDS), Diaminodiphenylmethan (DDM) und Diethylentriamin (DETA) als Vernetzungsmittel wurden kinetisch mittels DSC untersucht. Die dynamischen Scans im Temperaturbereich 20°–300°C wurden analysiert, um unter Anwendung einiger empirischer Gleichungen die Aktivierungsenergie und die Reaktionsordnung des Vernetzungsprozesses zu ermitteln. Die Aktivierungsenergie der einzelnen Epoxy-Systeme liegt im Bereich 71.9–110.2 kJ·mol^–1. An der ausgehärteten Harze wurde mittels TG in einer statischen Luftatmosphäre un deiner Aufheizgeschwindigkeit von 10 Grad/min die Kinetik des termischen Abbaues untersucht. Man fand, daß die thermiscehn Abbaureaktionen in einem Schritt ablaufen und ihre Aktivierungsenergie im Intervall 27.6–51.4 kJ·mol^–1 liegt.

     

Physico-geometric kinetics of solid-state reactions by thermal analyses

The physico-geometric kinetics for the solid-state reactions by thermoanalytical (TA) measurements were reexamined by focusing some fundamental aspects: (1) the fundamental kinetic equation, (2) the kinetic model function, (3) the fractional reaction , and (4) the apparent kinetic parameters. It was pointed out that some pitfalls in the practical kinetic study are originated by the disagreement between the kinetic information from the TA measurements and the theory of the physico-geometric kinetics. In order to increase the degree of coordination between the theory and practice, several attempts were made from both the theoretical and experimental points of views. The significance of the apparent kinetic parameters was discussed with a possible orientation for obtaining the reliable kinetic parameters.I would like to thank to Profs H. Tanaka, J. esták, J. M. Criado, A. K. Galwey and Dr. J. Malek for their kind supports.     

Reaction pathway and kinetics of the thermal decomposition of synthetic brochantite

The reaction pathway of the thermal decomposition of synthetic brochantite, Cu₄(OH)₆SO₄, to copper(II) oxide was investigated through the detailed kinetic characterization of the thermal dehydration and desulferation processes. The dehydration process was characterized by dividing into two overlapped kinetic processes with a possible formation of an intermediate compound, Cu₄O(OH)₄SO₄. The dehydrated sample, Cu₄O₃SO₄, was found first to be amorphous by means of XRD, followed by the crystallization to a mixture of CuO and CuO-CuSO₄ at around 776 K. The specific surface area and the crystallization behaviour of the amorphous dehydrated compound depend largely on the dehydration conditions. The thermal desulferation process is influenced by the gross diffusion of the gaseous product SO₃, which is governed by the advancement of the overall reaction interface from the top surface of the sample particle assemblage to the bottom.     

Dynamic thermal analysis of solid-state reactions

There are many reactions of interest in which one or more of the reactants belong to some solid phases. Modern thermoanalytical instruments can conveniently provide reaction kinetic data of high precision and accuracy, from which the underlying activation energyE may be derived in principle. Unfortunately, no best method yet exists for the derivation when the data have been collected with a programmed linear increase in sample temperature, unlike the case of isothermal measurements, which however suffer from experimental limitations [1]. Here we propose a method for extractingE from non-isothermal data, that promises general validity.     

Effect of electrical charging on scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis of insulating materials

We investigated the conditions under which we can obtain reasonable qualitative results in scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) analysis of trace elements in insulating materials using a diluted ionic liquid (EMI-CH₃COO) and changing probe current. Below 100 nA, electrical charging of insulating materials was prevented. The probe current of 10 nA was suitable for qualitative analysis because the intensities of peaks from these materials were strong enough to detect trace elements at the concentration of 0.1 wt.% in the sample without interference by sum peaks. Diluted EMI-CH₃COO can also be used for SEM-EDX quantitative analysis of insulating materials as discharging agents. In contrast, when insulating materials were electrically charged, the obtained spectra contained characteristic X-rays of the insulating materials with low energies and of materials other than the samples such as the sample stage and the collimator in the X-ray detector. This is because electrons from the electron beam were decelerated by and deflected from the insulating materials. By coating the insulating materials with the diluted EMI-CH₃COO, the deceleration and deflection of the electron beam were prevented.     

Effect of the solvent on the kinetics of thermal decomposition of acetylcyclohexylsulfonyl peroxide

The kinetics of the decomposition of acetylcyclohexylsulfonyl peroxide (ACSP) in CCl₄, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, cumene, acetonitrile, ethanol, and 2-propanol in an atmosphere of O₂ were studied at 40–70 °C. The rate constants (k ₀) and activation parameters of the monomolecular decomposition of ACSP were determined. A linear dependence between logA ₀ and activation energyE ₀ (compensation effect) was established. The dependence ofk ₀ on the nature of a solvent is described by the four-parameter Koppel-Palm equation. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 935–937, May 1997.     

Effect of mechanical grinding on the reaction pathway and kinetics of the thermal decomposition of hydromagnesite

Effect of mechanical grinding of hydromagnesite on the reaction pathway and kinetic behaviors of the thermal decomposition process was investigated by means of thermoanalytical techniques, together with crystallographic and morphological measurements. A crystalline hydromagnesite, the as-received sample, was decomposed in two distinguished mass loss steps of overlapped dehydration-dehydroxylation and dehydroxylation-decarbonation via an amorphous intermediate of carbonate compound. Thermal decomposition of an amorphous hydromagnesite, obtained by mechanical grinding of the as-received sample, was characterized by three well-separated decomposition processes of dehydration, dehydroxylation and decarbonation. The kinetic behaviors of the respective decomposition steps were estimated separately using a mathematical deconvolution of the partially overlapped reaction steps. From the formal kinetic analyses of the respective reaction processes, it was revealed that the dehydration and dehydroxylation processes indicate the decelerate rate behaviors controlled by diffusion, while the rate behavior of nucleation limited type is predominant for the decarbonation process.     

Burning behavior and thermal degradation kinetics of surface photografted polyamide 6.6 fabric

Surface photografting with 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate has been used to improve the flame retardancy of polyamide 6.6 fabrics. Limiting oxygen index tests and vertical burning tests were used to characterize the fire performance. The highest limiting oxygen index value of the grafted sample can reach up to 31.2, which is 58% higher than that of the ungrafted fabric. The thermal stability and char morphology of the polyamide 6.6 fabrics have been characterized by the thermogravimetric analysis and scanning electron microscopy analysis. Kinetic analysis on fabric samples was investigated, and the results show that the activation energy of the grafted sample is higher than that of the ungrafted fabric. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.