Thermal behavior study and decomposition kinetics of salbutamol under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

The thermal decomposition of salbutamol (β₂ — selective adrenoreceptor) was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry/derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG). It was observed that the commercial sample showed a different thermal profile than the standard sample caused by the presence of excipients. These compounds increase the thermal stability of the drug. Moreover, higher activation energy was calculated for the pharmaceutical sample, which was estimated by isothermal and non-isothermal methods for the first stage of the thermal decomposition process. For isothermal experiments the average values were E _act=130 kJ mol⁻¹ (for standard sample) and E _act=252 kJ mol⁻¹ (for pharmaceutical sample) in a dynamic nitrogen atmosphere (50 mL min⁻¹). For non-isothermal method, activation energy was obtained from the plot of log heating rates vs. 1/T in dynamic air atmosphere (50 mL min⁻¹). The calculated values were E _act=134 kJ mol⁻¹ (for standard sample) and E _act=139 kJ mol⁻¹ (for pharmaceutical sample).     

Thermal behaviour, compatibility study and decomposition kinetics of glimepiride under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

In the present work, the thermal decomposition of glimepiride (sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent) was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry/derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG). Isothermal and non-isothermal methods were employed to determine kinetic data of decomposition process. The physical chemical properties and compatibilities of several commonly used pharmaceutical excipients (glycolate starch, microcrystalline cellulose, stearate, lactose and Plasdone®) with glimepiride were evaluated using thermoanalytical methods. The 1:1 physical mixtures of these excipients with glimepiride showed physical interaction of the drug with Mg stearate, lactose and Plasdone®. On the other hand, IR results did not evidence any chemical modifications. From isothermal experiments, activation energy (E _a) can be obtained from slope of lnt vs. 1/T at a constant conversion level. The average value of this energy was 123 kJ mol^–1. For non-isothermal method E _a can be obtained from plot of logarithms of heating rates, as a function of inverse of temperature, resulting a value of 157 and 150 kJ mol^–1, respectively, in air and N₂ atmosphere, from the first stage of thermal decomposition.     

Thermal decomposition and non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of carbamazepine

The thermal stability and kinetics of isothermal decomposition of carbamazepine were studied under isothermal conditions by thermogravimetry (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at three heating rates. Particularly, transformation of crystal forms occurs at 153.75°C. The activation energy of this thermal decomposition process was calculated from the analysis of TG curves by Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, Doyle, distributed activation energy model, ?atava-?esták and Kissinger methods. There were two different stages of thermal decomposition process. For the first stage, E and logA [s^?1] were determined to be 42.51 kJ mol^?1 and 3.45, respectively. In the second stage, E and logA [s^?1] were 47.75 kJ mol^?1 and 3.80. The mechanism of thermal decomposition was Avrami-Erofeev (the reaction order, n = 1/3), with integral form G(α) = [?ln(1 ? α)]^1/3 (α = ～0.1–0.8) in the first stage and Avrami-Erofeev (the reaction order, n = 1) with integral form G(α) = ?ln(1 ? α) (α = ～0.9–0.99) in the second stage. Moreover, ΔH ^≠, ΔS ^≠, ΔG ^≠ values were 37.84 kJ mol^?1, ?192.41 J mol^?1 K^?1, 146.32 kJ mol^?1 and 42.68 kJ mol^?1, ?186.41 J mol^?1 K^?1, 156.26 kJ mol^?1 for the first and second stage, respectively.     

Thermal decomposition kinetics and compatibility studies of primaquine under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

Primaquine (PQ) is the drug of choice for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria, and currently being administered in solid dosage form. In this study, the compatibility studies were carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG), and fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR). Non-isothermal and isothermal methods were employed to investigate kinetic parameters under nitrogen and air atmospheres using TG. The DSC investigations obtained by physical mixtures showed slight alterations in the melting temperatures of PQ with some excipients. The FT-IR confirmed the possible interactions obtained by DSC for the physical mixtures with PQ and lactose, magnesium stearate and mannitol. The results showed that the thermal decomposition followed a zero order kinetic in both atmospheres in non-isothermal method. The activation energy in both methods using nitrogen atmosphere was similar, and in air atmosphere the activation energy decreased.     

3,4-二硝基吡唑热分解及非等温动力学

采用TG-DSC综合热分析的方法,对3,4-二硝基吡唑(DNP)的热分解和非等温动力学进行了研究。结果表明DNP的热分解分两阶段进行,并且在升温速率达到15K/min时才能明显区分。分别采用Archar微分法和Coats-Redfen积分法计算了DNP第一阶段热分解反应动力学参数:Ea=91.6kJ.mol-1,lnA=42.7s-1。最可能的DNP热分解机理为随机成核和随后生长机理,符合动力学机理函数Avrami-Erofeev方程,n=3。     

Kinetic of sorbitol decomposition under non-isothermal conditions

The thermal behavior of sorbitol was studied under non-isothermal conditions, in both air and nitrogen atmosphere. The main process is a deep and continuous dehydration. For the kinetic analysis, the TG/DTG data obtained at five heating rates were processed by three different methods: Friedman, Budrugeac-Segal and non-parametric kinetic, respectively. This analysis indicates a complex reaction with a preponderant chemical process, described by a conversion function (1−α)^3/2, accompanied by diffusion.     

Thermal decomposition of polymeric materials: Characteristics of kinetics at non-isothermal heating

General conclusions are made based on the results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the decomposition kinetics of various polymeric materials in a wide range of heating rates. It was found that the decomposition process of the investigated materials proceeds within confined temperature intervals. Kinetic equations are suggested to describe the thermal decomposition processes of polymers and natural coals, based on the characteristic revealed.     

Thermal behavior and kinetic modeling of (NH4)4UO2(CO3)3 decomposition under non-isothermal conditions

The thermal behavior and kinetic analysis of ammonium uranyl carbonate decomposition has been studied in inert gas, O₂, and 90%Ar–10%H₂ atmospheres under non-isothermal conditions. The results showed a dependence on specific surface area with the decomposition temperature of ammonium uranyl tri-carbonate (AUC). Specific surface area increases and reaches a maximum between 300 and 400 °C and decreases at T > 400 °C. The reaction paths of AUC decomposition under the three atmospheres were proposed. The integral methods Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO) and Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS) were used for the kinetic analysis. The activation energy averages are 58.01 and 56.19 kJ/mol by KAS and FWO methods, respectively.

     

Specificity of decomposition of solids in non-isothermal conditions

The thermal stability of the food additives Na metabisulphite, Na and K acetates, glutamic and citric acids, respective of the pharmaceuticals nifedipine and acetyl salicylic acid was studied by means of the non-isothermal kinetic (Friedman differential method). The specificity of the thermal decomposition was characterized by identification of the bond to be selective activated due to energy absorption at vibrational level. These bonds were assigned by comparison of calculated wave numbers with the wave number of the IR spectra. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Comparative kinetic study of decomposition of some diazepine derivatives under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

Thermal analysis is one of the most widely used methods for studying the solid state of pharmaceutical substances. TG/DTG and DSC curves provide important information regarding the physical properties of the pharmaceutical compounds (stability, compatibility, polymorphism, kinetic analysis, phase transitions etc.). The purpose of a kinetic investigation is to calculate the kinetic parameters and the kinetic model for the studied process. The results are further used to predict the system’s behaviour in various circumstances. A kinetic study regarding the diazepam, nitrazepam and oxazepam thermal decomposition was performed, under non-isothermal and isothermal conditions and in a nitrogen atmosphere, for the temperature steps: 483, 498, 523, 538 and 553 K. The TG/DTG data were processed by three methods: isothermal model-fitting, Friedman’s isothermal-isoconversional and Nomen-Sempere non-parametric kinetics. In the model-fitting methods the kinetic triplets (f(α), A and E _a) that defines a single reaction step resulted in being at variance with the multi-step nature of diazepines decomposition. The model-free approach represented by isothermal and non-isothermal isoconversional methods, gave dependences of the activation energies on the extent of conversion. It is very difficult to obtain an accord with the similar data which resulted under non-isothermal conditions from a previous work. The careful treatment of the kinetic parameters obtained in different thermal conditions was confirmed to be necessary, as well as a different strategy of experimental data processing.     

Kinetic study of the thermal decomposition of heterocyclic thiol complexes under non-isothermal conditions

The thermal decomposition in the solid-phase has been studied by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques for a number of heterocyclic thiol complexes. The method of Coats and Redfern was used to study the kinetics of the thermal decomposition process. The enthalpy changes and activation energies for the decomposition have been calculated.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung in fester Phase wurde an einigen heterozyklischen Thiolkomplexen mit den Methoden der dynamischen Thermogravimetrie (TG) und der Differentialthermoanalyse (DTA) untersucht. Die Methode von Coats und Redfern wurde zum Studium der Kinetik des thermischen Zersetzungsvorganges eingesetzt. Die Enthalpie-Änderungen und Aktivierungsenergien der Zersetzung wurden berechnet.

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Résumé Etude de la décomposition thermique en phase solide de plusieurs complexes thiols hétérocycliques par thermogravimétrie (TG) et par analyse thermique différentielle (ATD). La méthode de Coats et Redfern a été appliquée pour déterminer la cinétique du processus de la décomposition thermique. Les variations d'enthalpie et les énergies d'activation de la décomposition ont été calculées.

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We are grateful to Prof. K. C. Joshi, Head of the Chemistry Department and Dr. A. K. Rai of Rajasthan University, Jaipur for permitting the generous use of the thermorecording balance at the University and to Dr. E. R. Saxena, Assistant Director, Mineral Products and Inorganic Chemicals Division and Mr. P. Narayanachar of Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad for their valuable assistance in taking DTA trace. Thanks are also due to Prof. V. V. S. Murti, Head of the Chemistry Department, University of Delhi for his interest in the work. The author (K. A. V.) thanks the University Grants Commission, New Delhi for the award of the fellowship under which these investigations have been carried out.     

Pressure and temperature dependence of the decomposition pathway of LiBH4

The decomposition pathway is crucial for the applicability of LiBH(4) as a hydrogen storage material. We discuss and compare the different decomposition pathways of LiBH(4) according to the thermodynamic parameters and show the experimental ways to realize them. Two pathways, i.e. the direct decomposition into boron and the decomposition via Li(2)B(12)H(12), were realized under appropriate conditions, respectively. By applying a H(2) pressure of 50 bar at 873 K or 10 bar at 700 K, LiBH(4) is forced to decompose into Li(2)B(12)H(12). In a lower pressure range of 0.1 to 10 bar at 873 K and 800 K, the concurrence of both decomposition pathways is observed. Raman spectroscopy and (11)B MAS NMR measurements confirm the formation of an intermediate Li(2)B(12)H(12) phase (mostly Li(2)B(12)H(12) adducts, such as dimers or trimers) and amorphous boron.     

Kinetic of decomposition of some complexes under non-isothermal conditions

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of three structurally similar complexes Co₂Cu(C₂O₄)₃ (R-diam)₂, where R is ethyl, 1,2-propyl or 1,3-propyl, was studied under non-isothermal conditions and nitrogen dynamic atmosphere at heating rates of 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 K min⁻¹. For data processing the Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and a modified non-parametric kinetic methods were used. By both methods the activation energy are in the range of 97–102 kJ mol⁻¹. The formal kinetic is r=kα(1−α)². Also a compensation effect between lnA and E was evidenced. The kinetic analysis lead to the conclusion of an identic decomposition mechanism by a single step process.     

Thermal behaviour and non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of some Nd(III) coordination compounds

The authors present the results concerning the thermal behaviour of three polynuclear coordination compounds of Nd(III) and Co(II) or Fe(III) with triptophan. For the dehydration steps the values of the non-isothermal kinetic parameters have been determined.     

Thermal stability and non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of a polynuclear coordination compound precursor of copper ferrite

Results are presented on the thermal behaviour of [Fe(III)₂Cu(C₂C₄)₂(OH)₄(H₂O)₂] precursor of copper ferrite. An investigation of the decomposition steps and intermediates was followed by a non-isothermal kinetic analysis of the processable steps.     

Stability and reversibility of LiBH4

LiBH4 is a complex hydride and exhibits a high gravimetric hydrogen density of 18.5 wt %. Therefore it is a promising hydrogen storage material for mobile applications. The stability of LiBH4 was investigated by pcT (pressure, concentration, and temperature) measurements under constant hydrogen flows and extrapolated to equilibrium. According to the van 't Hoff equation the following thermodynamic parameters are determined for the desorption: enthalpy of reaction DeltarH = 74 kJ mol-1 H2 and entropy of reaction DeltarS = 115 J K-1 mol-1 H2. LiBH4 decomposes to LiH + B + 3/2H2 and can theoretically release 13.9 wt % hydrogen for this reaction. It is shown that the reaction can be reversed at a temperature of 600 degrees C and at a pressure of 155 bar. The formation of LiBH4 was confirmed by XRD (X-ray diffraction). In the rehydrided material 8.3 wt % hydrogen was desorbed in a TPD (temperature-programmed desorption) measurement compared to 10.9 wt % desorbed in the first dehydrogenation.     

High-resolution Raman spectroscopy study of phonon modes in LiBH4 and LiBD4

We have performed micro Raman measurements on LiBH4 and LiBD4 powders for temperatures between 5 and 300 K. At the lowest temperature, the peak energies agree very well with the results of a calculation within the density functional theory for the orthorhombic structure. The spectra are dominated by three separated bands: the external modes, the internal bending, and the internal stretching vibrations. Internal refers to vibrations within the BH 4 tetrahedrons, whereas external modes imply motions of Li and BH 4. The temperature dependence of the observed phonons corroborates the strong anharmonicity of the system. Due to the anharmonicity, Fermi resonances occur between the first order stretching modes and the second order bending modes of LiBH4. Moreover, the linewidths of the observed modes in LiBH4 have an Arrhenius-like component, with activation energies ranging from 250 to 500 K.