Influence of temperature on the thermo-oxidative degradation of polyamide 6 films

The thermo-oxidative degradation of polyamide 6 (PA6) was studied at relative high temperatures (between 120 and 170 °C) using oxygen uptake and hydroperoxide determination methods, chemiluminescence, FT-IR and UV-VIS spectroscopy as well as solution viscosity and tensile property measurements.The relation between the results of the different analytical techniques and influence of temperature on these relations was determined. Arrhenius plots of the degradation determined with the different methods are linear; however the activation energies determined from these plots depend on the analytical method used. For oxygen uptake measurements and changes in UV absorbance (at 280 nm) and solution viscosity an activation energy of about 120 kJ/mol was calculated, for the increase in carbonyl index of about 80 kJ/mol and for the decrease in elongation at break of about 150 kJ/mol.The changes in oxygen uptake UV absorbance and solution viscosity are probably due to the same chemical process. The lower activation energy from changes in the carbonyl index is attributed to the formation of gaseous products, which play a larger role at higher temperatures. The higher activation energy from the elongation at break measurements was ascribed to the contribution of physical changes that play the largest role at the highest temperatures.     

Processability characteristics and physico-mechanical properties of natural rubber modified with cashewnut shell liquid and cashewnut shell liquid-formaldehyde resin

Natural rubber (NR) has been modified with 5-15 phr each of cashewnut shell liquid (CNSL) and cashewnut shell liquid-formaldehyde (CNSLF) resin with a view to studying the processability characteristics of the mixes and physicomechanical properties of their vulcanizates. The plasticizing effect of these additives in NR was shown by the reduction in melt viscosity and power consumption during mixing in a Brabender Plasticorder compared to that of unmodified NR. Despite the reduction in chemical crosslink density, the vulcanizates containing 15 phr of CNSL and 5-10 phr of CNSLF showed higher tensile and tear strengths and elongation at break. The higher values of activation energy for thermal decomposition of the vulcanizates containing 15 phr each of CNSL (301 kJ/mol) and CNSLF (372 kJ/mol) than that of the unmodified NR vulcanizate (177 kJ/mol) indicate improvement in thermal stability of NR vulcanizates in presence of the modifiers.     

Thermal degradation behaviour of a nearly alternating copolymer of vinylidene cyanide with 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate

The thermal decomposition under non-oxidative conditions of a copolymer of vinylidene cyanide (VCN) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate (MATRIF) was investigated by thermogravimetry (TG) and Pyrolysis-GC-MS. The type and composition of the pyrolytic products and the shape of the TG curve indicate that both the main thermal degradation process, with onset at 368 °C, and a minor weight loss at around 222 °C are mainly associated with random main-chain scission. The kinetic parameters were determined by means of dynamic and, in the case of the main degradation stage, also isothermal methods. The results obtained from the dynamic methods (Friedman, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, and Kissinger, respectively) are in good agreement with those obtained from isothermal TG data. The activation energy was in the 177-213 kJ/mol range for the first stage, and 224-295 kJ/mol for the second stage, the highest respective values being determined from the kinetic analysis according to the Kissinger method.     

New approach for the kinetic analysis of cellulose using EGA-MS

This paper describes a new approach for kinetic analysis based on evolved gas analysis-mass spectrometry (EGA-MS) using pyrolyzer-gas chromatography/MS (Py-GC/MS). The kinetic results derived by this model-free kinetic analysis using the EGA-MS thermograms of cellulose were comparable to those using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The activation energies were in the range of 149–194 kJ/mol (mean 169 kJ/mol) for EGA/MS and 152–181 kJ/mol (mean 165 kJ/mol) for TGA. This suggests that Py-GC/MS can be used not only for the qualitative analysis of pyrolyzates, but also for the kinetic analysis of pyrolysis.     

Co-microencapsulate of ammonium polyphosphate and pentaerythritol and kinetics of its thermal degradation

Co-microencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and pentaerythritol (PER) (M (A&P)) is prepared using melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resin by in situ polymerization method, and characterized by Energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra. Thermal stability of M (A&P) has been analyzed and compared with APP/PER mixture. In air atmosphere, the mass loss of M (A&P) at different heating rates was investigated using TGA. The kinetics of thermal degradation and activation energy was described using Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and Kissinger methods. It showed that there were two degradation stages. Expanded carbon structure with honeycomb was formed in the first stage between 200 and 450 °C. The second stage was the oxidation of carbon with E_a as high as 151.7 kJ/mol, so the expanded carbon had a good thermal stability. The reaction order of thermal degradation was found to be 0.935, so the mechanism of M (A&P) thermal degradation was controlled by the process of random nuclear formation and growth.     

聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯热氧化降解的化学动力学研究

使用质谱、热分析手段研究了PMMA热解反应.结果表明,在氮气中,PMMA-CH=CH2有两个失重阶段,分别对应于主链末端双键引发的断链和主链无规则断链反应,转折点的失重率约为26%.其中,第一阶段的失重速率受扩散过程控制,平均表观活化能E为158.5 kJ/mol, lnA为27.69;第二失重阶段为1.5级化学反应,平均表观活化能E为214.79 kJ/mol, lnA为40.46.在空气中, PMMA也有两个失重阶段,反应机理为1级化学反应,转折点处的失重率约为70%.其中在第一失重阶段平均表观活化能E为130.32 kJ/mol, lnA为24.81,在此阶段中, 过氧化基团的分解反应对PMMA的失重速率有重要影响; 在空气中第二失重阶段平均表观活化能E为 78.25 kJ/mol, lnA为13.97.     

The Study of Nonisothermal Kinetics of Dehydration of Gibbsite in a Mixture with Zinc Oxide

Nonisothermal kinetics of dehydration of gibbsite in a mixture with zinc oxide has been studied by Friedman analysis (differential method) and Flynn‐Wall‐Ozawa analysis (integral method). The values of the activation energy and preexponential factor depending on the decomposition extent of gibbsite to boehmite have been determined. It has been shown that both methods give similar results. It has been established that the activation energy has a maximum value of 150–170 kJ/mol in the start stages of thermolysis (for conversion extent of less than 0.3). During further dehydration, the activation energy is reduced to 100–110 kJ/mol. It has been found that comilling of the mixture results in decreasing activation energy to 40–50 kJ/mol for a conversion extent more than 0.8. This testifies to the transition of the dehydration process out of the kinetic mode to the diffusion mode. It was explained by the accumulation of mechanical energy in the form defects of crystal lattice of gibbsite at the comilling stage.     

Nylon 6.6 accelerating aging studies: II. Long-term thermal-oxidative and hydrolysis results

Long-term (greater than 5 year exposures), low-temperature (as low as 37 °C) accelerated oven aging results were obtained for Nylon 6.6 fibers under thermo-oxidative conditions (air aging with an oxygen partial pressure of 13.2 cmHg in Albuquerque). To assess the importance of humidity on aging, experiments were also conducted under a combination of 100% RH plus 13.2 cmHg of oxygen partial pressure at temperatures ranging from 138 °C to 64 °C plus an additional experiment at 70% RH and 80 °C. The low-temperature tensile strength results showed that the Arrhenius activation energy under the pure oxidative degradation conditions dropped from ∼96 kJ/mol above ∼100 °C-∼30 kJ/mol below this temperature, indicative of a transition in the oxidative chemistry at low temperatures. Earlier work by our group on the same material concluded that hydrolytic degradation effects dominated oxidation effects at higher aging temperatures. However, the current long-term, low-temperature comparisons lead to the conclusion that humidity is not an important aging factor below ∼50 °C. By extrapolating time-temperature superposed oxidative degradation data using the low-temperature activation energy, we obtain predictions at 21 °C. At this temperature, we estimate that a tensile strength loss of 50% takes on the order of 70 years. The 21 °C predictions are shown to be reasonably consistent with long-term (up to 38 year) ambient results on similar Nylon materials removed from field-aged parachutes. Although the estimated average exposure temperature varies from parachute to parachute, the highest average temperature is estimated to be on the order of 21 °C.     

Thermal inactivation of alkali phosphatases under various conditions

The thermal inactivation of alkali phosphatases from bacteria Escherichia coli (ECAP), bovine intestines (bovine IAP), and chicken intestines (chicken IAP) was studied in different buffer solutions and in the solid state. The conclusion was made that these enzymes had maximum stability in the solid state, and, in a carbonate buffer solution, their activity decreased most rapidly. It was found that the bacterial enzyme was more stable than animal phosphatases. It was noted that, for ECAP, four intermediate stages preceded the loss of enzyme activity, and, for bovine and chicken IAPs, three intermediate stages were observed. The activation energy of thermal inactivation of ECAP over the range 25–70°C was determined to be 80 kJ/mol; it corresponded to the dissociation of active dimers into inactive monomers. Higher activation energies (∼200 kJ/mol) observed at the initial stage of thermal inactivation of animal phosphatases resulted from the simultaneous loss of enzyme activity caused by dimer dissociation and denaturation. It was shown that the activation energy of denaturation of monomeric animal alkali phosphatases ranged from 330 to 380 kJ/mol depending on buffer media. It was concluded that the inactivation of solid samples of alkali phosphatases at 95°C was accompanied by an about twofold decrease in the content of β structures in protein molecules. Original Russian Text ? L.F. Atyaksheva, B.N. Tarasevich, E.S. Chukhrai, O.M. Poltorak, 2009, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 391–396.     

Effect of P/Si polymeric silsesquioxane and the monomer compound on thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposite

The unique polymeric silsesquioxane/4,4′-diglycidyether bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy nanocomposites have been prepared by sol-gel method. The structure of nanocomposites was characterized by attenuated total reflectance (ATR) and solid state ²⁹Si NMR. The characteristic intensity of trisubstituted (T) structure was higher than that of tetrasubstituted (Q) structure from solid state ²⁹Si NMR spectra of 3-isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane (IPTS) modified epoxy. The activation energies of curing reaction of epoxy system and IPTS modified epoxy system are 28-66 kJ/mol and 57-75 kJ/mol, respectively, by Ozawa’s and Kissinger’s methods. The triethyoxysilane side chain of IPTS modified epoxy might interfere the curing reaction of epoxy/amine and increase the activation energy of curing. The thermal degradation of nanocomposites was investigated by Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The char yield of nanocomposites was proportional to the 2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyltriethoxysilane (DPPETES) moiety content at high temperature. A higher char content could inhibit thermal decomposition dramatically and enhance the thermal stability. Moreover, the nanocomposites possess high optical transparency.     

Synthesis, characterization and thermal degradation mechanism of three poly(alkylene adipate)s: Comparative study

Three high molecular weight aliphatic polyesters derived from adipic acid and the appropriate diol - poly(ethylene adipate) (PEAd), poly(propylene adipate) (PPAd) and poly(butylene adipate) (PBAd) - were prepared by two-stage melt polycondensation method (esterification and polycondensation) in a glass batch reactor. Intrinsic viscosities, GPC, DSC, NMR and carboxylic end-group measurements were used for their characterization. Mechanical properties of the prepared polyesters showed that PPAd has similar tensile strength to low-density polyethylene while PEAd and PBAd are much higher. From TGA analysis it was found that PEAd and PPAd have lower thermal stability than poly(butylene adipate) (PBAd). The decomposition kinetic parameters of all polyesters were calculated while the activation energies were estimated using the Ozawa, Flynn and Wall (OFW) and Friedman methods. Thermal degradation of PEAd was found to be satisfactorily described by one mechanism, with activation energy 153 kJ/mol, while that of PPAd and PBAd by two mechanisms having different activation energies: the first corresponding to a small mass loss with activation energies 121 and 185 kJ/mol for PPAd and PBAd, respectively, while the second is attributed to the main decomposition mechanism, where substantial mass loss takes place, with activation energies 157 and 217 kJ/mol, respectively.     

多孔物质气固反应动力学研究

利用自主研制的微型流化床反应分析仪（MFBRA）在等温条件下测试了高比表面活性炭氧化反应,并根据基于固体转化的热分析动力学方法及考虑气体在微孔内扩散与反应的应用化工动力学方法求算了动力学参数．在内外扩散抑制最小化的实验条件下,粒径小于5μm的活性炭在700-1000℃的燃烧反应动力学研究表明,根据微型流化床中实验数据,采用等温热分析动力学方法求算得内扩散控制区活化能约为95kJ／mol;弓l入化工动力学方法中的随机孔模型对低温区等温燃烧数据拟合,可得孔结构参数在0．17m^-3左右,反应活化能为178kJ／mol,约为内扩散反应活化能的两倍,最为接近本征的碳燃烧反应活化能．     

Ce2O3对APP-PER-MA膨胀阻燃体系热解过程的协效作用

采用热重分析和红外光谱技术研究了氧化铈（Ce2O3）对以聚磷酸铵(APP)为酸源、季戊四醇(PER)为炭源、蜜胺（MA）为气源的经典膨胀型阻燃剂（IFR）热分解性能的影响。 结果表明,300~400 ℃时Ce2O3的存在加快了体系的分解和无机酸的生成速度,改变了IFR热解发生的时间,但是并没有从根本上改变热解过程;Ce2O3的添加使IFR阻燃剂第一阶段的热解活化能由65.73 kJ/mol提高至73.47 kJ/mol,第二、三、四阶段的热解活化能分别由167.46、135.13、141.34 kJ/mol降低至85.25、96.08、58.18 kJ/mol,并对IFR分解各阶段残留量有很大影响。     

Synthesis,characterization, and thermal degradation mechanism of fast biodegradable PPSu/PCL copolymers

Poly(propylene succinate)/poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PPSu/PCL) 25/75, 50/50, and 75/25 w/w copolymers were prepared using a combination of polycondensation and ring opening polymerization. The randomness of copolymers was characterized using ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. From molecular weights and DSC measurements it was observed that the molecular weight decreased with increasing the wt % content of PPSu, while the copolymers containing 50 and 75 wt % PPSu were completely amorphous. Enzymatic hydrolysis revealed that biodegradation rate was much enhanced compared with that of neat PCL and increased by increasing the PPSu content. From TGA analysis it was also found that the PPSu/PCL copolymers had similar thermal decomposition behaviour with the pure polyesters and exhibited their maximum decomposition rates at temperatures 400–420 °C. Two different mechanisms, which follow each other, were used to adequately describe their decomposition kinetics. The first one corresponded to the first stage taking place at 280–365 °C, where small mass loss was recorded and activation energies ranged between 94 and 156 kJ/mol. The second one took place at 370–460 °C and corresponded to the stage where the main polyester mass was decomposed. The activation energies for this stage ranged between 200 and 240 kJ/mol. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5076–5090, 2007     

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) Grafted Gellan Gum

Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethylmethacrylate) was grafted on gellan gum (GG) in aqueous medium under microwave irradiation using ammonium persulfate and N,N,N′N′-tetramethylethylenediamine as the initiation system. Grafted copolymers were characterized by FT-IR, TGA, and SEM techniques. The influence of microwave power, exposure time, and composition of the reaction mixture on extent of grafting was studied. Conditions for obtaining the highest degree of grafting were optimized. The rate of grafting was determined from weight measurements. The overall activation energy for grafting is found to be 31.2 kJ/mol, indicating the occurrence of the grafting process with absorption of low thermal energy.     

硅橡胶热降解动力学的研究

用恒温热失重方法，研究了甲基硅橡胶（Ｓｉ—Ｏ—１），用氢氧化钾催化聚合的甲基硅橡胶（Ｓｉ—Ｏ—２），主链含环二硅氮烷的硅氮橡胶（Ｓｉ—Ｎ—１）以及它与Ｓｉ—Ｏ—１的共混物Ｓｉ—Ｏ—３和与Ｓｉ—Ｏ—２的共混物Ｓｉ—Ｏ—４的热降解反应动力学．结果表明Ｓｉ—Ｎ—１有最高的热稳定性，在氮气下，其降解反应活化能为３４４ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ．并且发现它分别与Ｓｉ—Ｏ—１和Ｓｉ—Ｏ—２的共混物的热稳定性大幅度提高．Ｓｉ—Ｏ—３在氮气下的降解活化能由未加入Ｓｉ—Ｎ—１前的１５２ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ提高到２３０ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ；Ｓｉ─Ｏ─４则由未混入Ｓｉ─Ｎ─１前的６１ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ提高到１４４ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ．我们认为这种作用机理是由于硅氮橡胶除去了微量吸附水和硅羟基并导致催化剂的离子对难于分离的结果．     

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(itaconic acid) Grafted Gellan Gum

Poly(itaconic acid) was grafted on GG in aqueous medium under microwave irradiation using a catalytic amount of BPO. Grafted copolymers (GG-g-PIA) were characterized by FT-IR, TGA, and SEM techniques. The influence of microwave power, exposure time, and composition of the reaction mixture on extent of grafting was studied. Conditions for obtaining the highest extent of grafting were optimized. The rate of grafting was determined from weight measurements. The overall activation energy for grafting is found to be to be 28.3 kJ/mol, indicating the possibility of occurrence of the grafting process with absorption of low thermal energy.     

Determination of kinetic parameters and analytical pyrolysis of tobacco waste and sorghum bagasse

The thermal decomposition of tobacco waste and sorghum bagasse was investigated by non-isothermal thermogravimetric analyses, applying slow heating rates and well-defined conditions. The purpose of evaluating the decomposition was to estimate the kinetic parameters of the analyzed materials. Activation energies and Arrhenius exponential factors were inferred by different estimation methods: the classical methods of Ozawa and Starink and the independent parallel reactions model. The analytical pyrolysis was performed in a micro-pyrolyzer coupled to a gas chromatographer/mass spectrometer. Values of activation energy obtained with single step reaction models by the Ozawa method were: 103.94 kJ/mol for tobacco waste and 120.01 kJ/mol for sorghum bagasse, and by the Starink method - 135.95 kJ/mol for tobacco waste and 148.91 kJ/mol for sorghum bagasse. The independent parallel reaction model presented energy activation values of 39.7-272.0 kJ/mol for tobacco waste and 35.7-220.0 kJ/mol for sorghum bagasse. In analytical slow and fast pyrolysis of tobacco residue and sorghum bagasse, holocellulose and lignin-derived compounds were identified, as well as hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons. The kinetic behavior of the materials are presented and discussed. Our findings may be helpful in evaluating other types of lignocellulosic biomass.     

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)。     

Thermal stability and dehydration of anapaite

The thermal behavior of anapaite, Ca₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·4H₂O, has been studied by TG/DTG and DSC techniques, complemented by Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy. The anapaite sample, originating from Bellaver de Cerdena (Spain) was identified as such using X-ray diffraction and qualitative energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays. ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy at various temperatures could not detect any Fe³⁺. It was found from thermal analyses and IR spectroscopy that two types of hydrogen–bonded water molecules exist in the structure. This feature is related to the distance between the hydrogen atom of a water molecule and the oxygen atom of a phosphate group, the distance between both oxygen atoms and the angle O(H₂O)–HO(PO₄). The dehydration process proceeds in two partially overlapping steps. The removal of the last two, strongly bonded water molecules is accompanied by the decomposition of the crystal structure. From TG curves, the activation energy was calculated for different intervals of dehydration reaction. For this purpose, five slow heating rates between 0.4 and 2°C/min were applied. The activation energy for the entire process was also obtained from DSC (223 kJ/mol) and found to be in reasonable agreement with the average of the various values from the TGA (233 kJ/mol). The heat of reaction for the complete dehydration was found to be 177 kJ/mol.