Thermal degradation study of isotactic polypropylene using factor-jump thermogravimetry

The degradation of isotactic polypropylene in the range 390–465°C was studied using factor-jump thermogravimetry. The degradations were carried out in vacuum and at pressures of 5 and 800 mm Hg of N₂, flowing at 100–400 standard mL/s. At 800 mm Hg this corresponds to linear rates of 1–4 mm/s. In vacuum bubbling in the sample caused problems in measuring the rate of weight loss. The apparent activation energy was estimated as 61.5 ± 0.8 kcal/mol (257 ± 3 kJ/mol). In slowly flowing N₂ at 800 mm Hg pressure the activation energy was 55.1 ± 0.2 kcal/mol (230 ± 0.8 kJ/mol) for isotactic polypropylene and 51.1 ± 0.5 kcal/mol (214 ± 2 kJ/mol) for a naturally aged sample of atactic polypropylene. For isotactic polypropylene degrading at an external N₂ pressure of 5 mm Hg the apparent activation energy was 55.9 ± 0.3 kcal/mol (234 ± 1 kJ/mol). A simplified degradation mechanism was used with estimates of the activation energies of initiation and termination to give an estimate of 29.6 kcal/mol for the ß-scission of tertiary radicals on the polypropylene backbone. Initiation was considered to be backbone scission ß to allyl groups formed in the termination reaction. For initiation by random scission of the polymer backbone, as in the early stages of thermal degradation, an overall activation energy of 72 kcal/mol is proposed. The difference between vacuum and in-N₂ activation energies is ascribed to the latent heat contributions of molecules which do not evaporate as soon as they are formed. At these imposed rates of weight loss the average molecular weights of the volatiles in vacuum and in 8 and 800 mm H_g N₂ are in the ratios 1–1/2–1/9.     

Solid‐state amidization and imidization reactions in vapor‐deposited poly(amic acid)

The condensation polymerization of 4,4′‐oxydianiline with pyromellitic dianhydride for the formation of poly(amic acid) and the subsequent imidization for the formation of polyimides were investigated for films prepared with vapor‐deposition polymerization techniques. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry of films at different temperatures indicated that additional solid‐state polymerization occurred before imidization. The experiments revealed that, upon vapor deposition, poly(amic acid) oligomers formed that had a number‐average molecular weight of about 1500 Da. Between 100–130 °C, these chains underwent an additional condensation reaction and formed slightly higher molecular weight oligomers. Calorimetry measurements showed that this reaction was exothermic [enthalpy of reaction (ΔH) ～ ?30 J/g] and had an activation energy of about 120 kJ/mol. The experimental ΔH values were compared with results from ab initio molecular modeling calculations to estimate the number of amide groups formed. At higher temperatures (150–300 °C), the imidization of amide linkages occurred as an endothermic reaction (ΔH ～ +120 J/g) with an activation energy of about 130 kJ/mol. The solid‐state kinetics depended on the reaction conversion as well as the processing conditions used to deposit the films. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5999–6010, 2004     

Accelerated aging and lifetime prediction: Review of non-Arrhenius behaviour due to two competing processes

Lifetime prediction of polymeric materials often requires extrapolation of accelerated aging data with the suitability and confidence in such approaches being subject to ongoing discussions. This paper reviews the evidence of non-Arrhenius behaviour (curvature) instead of linear extrapolations in polymer degradation studies. Several studies have emphasized mechanistic variations in the degradation mechanism and demonstrated changes in activation energies but often data have not been fully quantified. To improve predictive capabilities a simple approach for dealing with curvature in Arrhenius plots is examined on a basis of two competing reactions. This allows for excellent fitting of experimental data as shown for some elastomers, does not require complex kinetic modelling, and individual activation energies are easily determined. Reviewing literature data for the thermal degradation of polypropylene a crossover temperature (temperature at which the two processes equally contribute) of 83 °C was determined, with the high temperature process having a considerably higher activation energy (107–156 kJ/mol) than the low temperature process (35–50 kJ/mol). Since low activation energy processes can dominate at low temperatures and longer extrapolations result in larger uncertainties in lifetime predictions, experiments focused on estimating E_a values at the lowest possible temperature instead of assuming straight line extrapolations will lead to more confident lifetime estimates.     

对-叔丁基杯［4］芳烃对聚丙烯热氧稳定性的影响及其动力学研究

制备了对叔丁基杯[4]芳烃和聚丙烯共混体系,用热重法研究了对叔丁基杯[4]芳烃对聚丙烯热氧稳定性的影响,用Coats-Redferm方程进行动力学处理,确定对叔丁基杯[4]芳烃和聚丙烯共混体系的热氧降解的表观反应级数为1．413,表观活化能为154．899kJ/mol。     

含聚醚间隔链的扩链脲改性环氧树脂/双氰双胺固化体系性能研究

合成了一系列含不同分子量聚环氧丙烷 (PPG)柔性间隔链的扩链脲 ,系统考察了扩链脲改性环氧树脂E 5 1/双氰双胺 (dicy)固化体系的固化反应活性、动态力学行为、冲击性能和断裂面形态结构 ,并对体系的冲击性能、形态结构与动态力学行为之间的关系进行了探讨 .结果表明 ,改性体系固化反应活性明显提高 ,固化反应表观活化能降低 ,固化反应峰顶温度从 190℃降低至 14 0℃ ,固化反应的表观活化能由 14 5 5kJ/mol降至 70～ 80kJ mol;改性体系冲击强度明显提高 ,其中所含PPG柔性链分子量为 10 0 0的扩链脲改性的E 5 1/dicy体系冲击强度较未改性的E 5 1/dicy体系提高了 8倍 ,其冲击试样断裂面的形态具有明显的韧性断裂特征 ,微观两相网络结构的存在导致了改性体系冲击强度显著提高     

AM1法研究乙烯与环己－1，3－二烯热加成反应

用ＡＭ１方法（采用非限制的Ｈａｒｔｒｅｅ－ＦｏｃｋＵＨＦ计算）研究乙烯与环己－１，３－二烯的热Ｄｉｅｌｓ－Ａｌｄｅｒ反应。结果表明反应是放热的且存在两条竞争的路径；协同反应的活化能以及双自由反应速度控制步骤的活化能分别为１１２．６６７ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ和７８．４０６ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ。     

生物油重质组分模型物热解行为及其动力学研究

采用TG-FT-IR在非等温条件下对生物油重质组分酚、醛和糖类模型代表物(丁香酚、香草醛、左旋葡聚糖)进行热解特性及其热解动力学分析。TG-DTG曲线和FT-IR测试数据显示,重质组分模型物热解的先后次序是酚类、醛类、糖类物质。香草醛、丁香酚均为一个主热解阶段,主要产物为水、烷烯烃、CO₂、CO和小分子酚、芳香醛。左旋葡聚糖热解分两阶段进行,热解发生在较高温区(180~370℃),主要热解产物有CO₂、烷烯烃、醛、酮和环醚,少量的CO和水。混合物热解分为三个阶段,产物与单一模型物热解产物相似,但有少量缩醛低聚物。对比单一组分,混合物中羰基和羟基组分在较高温区(≥300℃)存在相互作用,生成难分解的缩聚物。其中,糖类是影响重质组分热解速率的主要物质。根据热重数据对热解各阶段进行动力学拟合,确定了模型物热解反应动力学三因素。平均表观活化能和反应级数分别为:E_{左旋葡聚糖}第一、第二阶段分别为115.80 kJ/mol(0.5级)、141.19 kJ/mol(2/3级); E_混合物第一阶段为54.46 kJ/mol(1级)、第二阶段为50.67 kJ/mol(2/5级); E_丁香酚为42.29 kJ/mol(0.7级); E_香草醛为36.53 kJ/mol(0.95级)。     

Synthesis and Thermal Behavior of 1,8-Dihydroxy- 4,5-dinitroanthraquinone Manganese Salt

A novel energetic combustion catalyst, 1,8-dihydroxy-4,5-dinitroanthraquinone manganese salt （DHDNEMn）, was synthesized by virtue of the metathesis reaction in a yield of 91%, and its structure was characterized by IR, element analysis and differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）. The thermal decomposition reaction kinetics was studied by means of different heating rate DSC. The results show that the apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factor of the exothermic decomposition reaction of DHDNEMn obtained by Kissinger＇s method are 162.3 kJ/mol and 1011.8 s^-1, respectively. The kinetic equation of major exothermic decomposition reaction of DHDNEMn is dα/dT= 10^118/β 2/5（1-α）[-ln（1-α）[-ln（1-α）]^3/5 exp（-1.623×10^5/RT）. The entropy of activation（△S^≠）, enthalpy of activation（△H^≠） and free energy of activation（A△G^≠） of the first thermal decomposition are -24.49 J·mol^-1·K^-1, 185.20 kJ/mol and 199.29 kJ/mol（T=575.5 K）, respectively. The self-accelerating decomposition temperature（TSADT） and critical temperature of thermal explosion（Tb） are 562.9 and 580.0 K, respectively. The above-mentioned information on the thermal behavior is quite useful for analyzing and evaluating the stability and thermal safety of DHDNEMn.     

A simple method for the evaluation of heat resistant property of elastomers

The paper shows a simple method that provides us the induction period, rate of weight increase at an earlier stage of thermal oxidation of elastomer and the rate of weight loss by oxidative degradation from a certain period of aging time. Ethylene-propylene elastomer (EPR) was aged in air at various constant temperatures ranged from 90 °C to 130 °C. The weight of samples was measured periodically at room temperature. The weight increased after a certain period of induction period at the early stage of aging. The activation energy obtained from the reciprocal of the induction period and that of the rate of weight increase was the same. The values were 113 kJ/mol. The weight started to decrease from the maximum point. The activation energy for the tangent of decrease curve was 60.3 kJ/mol. This method was applied to study the effect of pre-irradiation of EPR in air on the heat resistant property of the sample. The relatively low dose of 40 kGy decreased the induction period.     

Catalytic gasification of Pakistani Lakhra and Thar lignite chars in steam gasification

采用热重法在常压与700℃~900℃条件下的水蒸气气化过程,对两种巴基斯坦Lakhra和Thar褐煤半焦进行了单一和混合催化剂(即3%钙和5%钠-黑液单一催化剂及一种3%钙和5%钠-黑液混合催化剂)对碳转化率、气化反应速率常数及活化能、有害污染含硫气体相对量的催化效应研究.两者Lakhra和Thar褐煤半焦经直接气化就可获得高的碳转化率,但采用纸浆黑液催化剂可使气化速率变得很快.含灰高的Thar褐煤半焦在纸浆黑液催化气化过程更易生成一些复杂的硅酸盐,从而导致比含灰低的Lakhra褐煤半焦出现一个更低的转化率.在水蒸气气化过程由半焦和纸浆黑液自身所产生的SO2 和 H2S含硫气体可为存在于纸浆黑液中的Ca盐所捕获而完成脱硫过程,但这一过程在低于900℃时更有效.缩芯模型 (SCM)可较好地用来关联转化率与时间的关系并给出不同温度下的反应速率常数k.基于阿累尼乌斯方程预测了反应活化能Ea 和指前因子A.在纸浆黑液和钙混合催化及纸浆黑液催化剂时,Lakhra褐煤半焦的Ea分别为44.7kJ/mol和 59.6kJ/mol明显小于Thar褐煤半焦的Ea=114.6kJ/mol 和 Ea=100.8kJ/mol,同样也小于无催化剂纯半焦气化时Lakhra褐煤半焦的Ea=161.2kJ/mol和Thar半焦的Ea=124.8kJ/mol.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Exothermic First-stage Decomposition Reaction of 2,6-Bis （2,2,2-trinitroethyl）glycoluril

The thermal behavior, mechanism and kinetic parameters of the exothermic first-stage decomposition of the title compound in a temperature-programmed mode were investigated by means of DSC, TG-DTG and IR. The reaction mechanism was proposed. The kinetic model function in differential form, apparent activation energy(Ea) and pre-exponential factor(A) of this reaction are (3/2)(1-a)[-ln(1-a)]1/3, 185.52 kJ/mol and 1017.78 s-1, respectively. The critical temperature of the thermal explosion of the compound is 201.30 ℃. The values of ΔS≠, ΔH≠ and ΔG≠ of this reaction are 72.46 J/(mol · K), 175.1 kJ/mol and 141.50 kJ/mol, respectively.     

Synthesis and characterization of new soluble thermally stable poly(azomethine‐ether‐imide)s: discerning the possibility for high temperature applications

A new series of polyimides was synthesized by the condensation of monomers (azomethine‐ether diamine, DA‐1 and DA‐2) with pyromelliticdianhydride (PMDA), 3,4,9,10‐perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PD) and 3,3′4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BD). The structural explications of monomers and polyimides was conducted by FT‐IR, ¹H NMR and elemental analysis. All polyimides were found soluble in polar aprotic solvents and found to be semicrystalline in nature confirmed by XRD. The inherent viscosities were found in the range of 0.67–0.77 g/dl. %. Average molecular weight (M_W) and number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyimides were found in the range of 5.72 × 10⁵ g/mol–6.58 × 10⁵ g/mol and 3.79 × 10⁵ g/mol 4.11 × 10⁵ g/mol respectively. The polyimides exhibited excellent thermal properties having a glass transition temperature T_g in the range of 230–290°C and the 10% weight loss temperature was above 450°C. The values of thermodynamic parameters, activation energy, enthalpy and entropy fall in the range of 45.2–53.90 kJ/mol, 43.5–52.30 kJ/mol and 0.217 kJ/mol k to 0.261 kJ/mol k respectively. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kinetics of thermo-oxidative degradation of polypropylene/aluminum trihydroxide/organo Fe-montmorillonite nanocomposites

In the article, the thermal oxidative degradation kinetics of pure polypropylene/aluminum trihydroxide (PP/ATH) and PP/ATH/organo Fe-montmorillonite (Fe-OMT) nanocomposites were investigated using Kissinger, Friedman and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa methods. The results showed that thermal oxidative degradation of PP/ATH/Fe-OMT nanocomposites to PP/ATH were complex reaction: the whole process of thermal oxidative degradation were composed with the decomposition of ATH, the cracking and charring of the backbone chains of PP, and the oxidative degradation of char, which the curses of energy mutative with the process of thermal oxidative degradation. The control steps were different in each degradation stage. The activation energy was high in the original degradation stage. It was due to the molecular structure and may closely relate with onset temperature. In the intermediate process, the activation energy was low. In the last stage of the degradation, the activation energy was graveled because the carbon may be oxidized. In the whole process of thermal oxidative degradation, the activation energy of PP/ATH/Fe-OMT nanocomposite was higher than that of PP/ATH.     

Thermal degradation kinetics of the biodegradable aliphatic polyester, poly(propylene succinate)

The preparation of the biodegradable aliphatic polyester poly(propylene succinate) (PPSu) using 1,3-propanediol and succinic acid is presented. Its synthesis was performed by two-stage melt polycondensation in a glass batch reactor. The polyester was characterized by gel permeation chromatography, ¹H NMR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It has a number average molecular weight 6880 g/mol, peak temperature of melting at 44 °C for heating rate 20 °C/min and glass transition temperature at −36 °C. After melt quenching it can be made completely amorphous due to its low crystallization rate. According to thermogravimetric measurements, PPSu shows a very high thermal stability as its major decomposition rate is at 404 °C (heating rate 10 °C/min). This is very high compared with aliphatic polyesters and can be compared to the decomposition temperature of aromatic polyesters. TG and Differential TG (DTG) thermograms revealed that PPSu degradation takes place in two stages, the first being at low temperatures that corresponds to a very small mass loss of about 7%, the second at elevated temperatures being the main degradation stage. Both stages are attributed to different decomposition mechanisms as is verified from activation energy determined with isoconversional methods of Ozawa, Flyn, Wall and Friedman. The first mechanism that takes place at low temperatures is auto-catalysis with activation energy E = 157 kJ/mol while the second mechanism is a first-order reaction with E = 221 kJ/mol, as calculated by the fitting of experimental measurements.     

Hot filament chemical vapor deposition of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) thin films using tert-butyl peroxide as an initiator

We have demonstrated the successful deposition of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) thin films using hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) with tert-butyl peroxide as the initiator. The introduction of the initiator allows for film deposition at low filament temperatures (<200 degrees C) and greatly improves the film deposition rates. The retention of the pendant epoxide chemical functionality and the linear polymeric structure in the deposited films were confirmed by infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The number-average molecular weight of the PGMA films can be systematically varied from 16,000 to 33,000 by adjusting the filament temperature and flow ratio of the initiator to the precursor. The apparent activation energies observed from PGMA deposition kinetics (100.9+/-9.6 kJ/mol) and from molecular weight measurements (-54.8+/-2.0 kJ/mol) are close to the calculated overall activation energies for the polymerization rate (104.4 kJ/mol) and number-average molecular weight (-59.2 kJ/mol), which supports the hypothesis of the free radical polymerization mechanism in the HFCVD PGMA deposition.     

The thermal polymerization of styrene in diethyladipate at temperatures up to 160°

The thermal polymerization of styrene in diethyladipate has been studied dilatometrically at temperatures from 90 to 160°. The rate was found to be directly proportional to (monomer concentration)² and the molecular weight of the polymer formed was controlled mainly by chain transfer to monomer, particularly at the higher temperatures. A value of 86 ± 2 kJ/mol was obtained for the overall energy of activation for the polymerization, and values of 7.16 × 10^?5. 2.0 × 10^?4 and 5.5 × 10^?4 were found for the transfer constant for diethyladipate at 120. 140 and 160° respectively.     

焦炭溶损反应动力学及其模型研究

利用未反应核收缩模型对高炉焦炭与CO2的反应动力学进行了研究，建立了以可测参数（R）表达的焦炭与CO2的反应动力学关系式。并对反应速率常数和有效扩散系数、表观反应活化能和有效扩散活化能及反应过程中各步骤阻力进行了分析。结果表明，（1）焦炭与CO2的反应符合未反应核收缩模型。（2）反应的表观活化能Ea=124.5kJ/mol，有效扩散活化能ED=642.4 kJ/mol；界面化学反应的阻力随反应温度升高而增加；残余灰层内的内扩散传质阻力相对比例随温度升高而下降。（3）焦炭溶损反应在低温区主要受内扩散控制，随着温度升高，反应由外扩散、化学反应和内扩散三步控制；当进入高温区，反应进行一段时间后主要受内扩散控制。     

Kinetics of heterogeneous atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene by using bis(1,10‐phenanthroline)copper bromide

The kinetics of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene using bis(1,10‐phenanthroline)copper bromide was investigated. The concentration of the copper catalyst does not affect the propagation rate but does affect the termination process of polymerization appreciably. With increasing reaction temperature the molecular weight distribution of the produced PS becomes more narrow. The apparent activation energy was found to be 75 kJ/mol.     

Kinetics of the degradation of polystyrene in supercritical acetone

The kinetic analysis of the degradation of polystyrene (PS) in supercritical acetone has been studied using the nonisothermal weight loss technique with heating rates of 3, 5 and 7 °C/min. The weight loss data according to degradation temperature have been analyzed using the integral method based on Arrhenius form to obtain the kinetic parameters such as apparent activation energy and overall reaction order. The kinetic parameters obtained from this work were also compared with those of the thermal degradation of PS in nitrogen atmosphere. From this work, it was found that the activation energies of PS degradation in supercritical acetone were 73.3-200.7 kJ/mol and lower than those of the thermal degradation in nitrogen atmosphere.     

含铵根离子等规聚丙烯离聚体的合成及性能研究

合成了一系列高分子量、窄分子量分布且高等规度,含有不同―NR_3~+X~-离子基团含量的聚丙烯离聚体(iPP-NR_3~+X~-).以PP/IUD共聚物作为反应中间体,与三乙胺或N-甲基咪唑氨化得到聚丙烯离聚体.通过离子交换反应制备不同反离子的N-甲基咪唑聚丙烯离聚体,包括双三氟甲基磺酰亚胺根离子(Tf_2N~-)、四氟硼酸根离子(BF_4~-)和六氟磷酸根离子(PF_6~-).热重分析结果发现N-甲基咪唑聚丙烯离聚体的热稳定性明显优于三乙胺聚丙烯离聚体,表明不含β-H的N-甲基咪唑聚丙烯离聚体具有较高的热稳定性.同时,聚丙烯离聚体的表面亲水性得到明显改善.并且,聚丙烯离聚体的断裂伸长率也得到显著提高,最高达到900%.比较不同反离子聚丙烯离聚体的屈服强度和断裂强度发现I~-聚丙烯离聚体具有最优的力学性能.