Isothermal and nonisothermal gravimetry of nontronite dehydroxylation

A pure typical nontronite from Czechoslovakia (Sampor) was analysed by the title techniques in the range 570–1070 K. The isothermal dehydroxylation of nontronite, recorded at 630–730 K, was described reasonably, in the decomposition range =0.05–0.95, by diffusioncontrolled mechanismsD ₃ andD ₄. Application of the current solid-state reaction equations to the non-isothermal curve gave very poor results, except in the limited decomposition range =0.10 to 0.55. A unimolecular mechanism equation (Fm ₁) and also a second-order (SO) mechanism gave the best linearization of the curve. The activation energies estimated from the isothermal (D ₃,D ₄) and non-isothermal (F ₁) experiments were 125 and 151 kJ·mol^–1, respectively. Reduced time plots indicate the probable presence of a sequence of different mechanism for both techniques.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels der Titeltechniken wurde im Bereich 570–1070 K ein reines typisches Nontronit aus der SSR (Sampor) untersucht. Die isotherme Dehydroxylierung von Nontronit bei 630–730 K konnte im Bereich der Zersetzung von =0,05–0,95 durch die diffusionsbestimmten MechanismenD ₃ undD ₄ befriedigend beschrieben werden. Eine Anwendung der Gleichungen für Feststoffreaktionen auf die nichtisotherme Kurve ergab mit Ausnahme des Bereiches =0,10–0,55 nur sehr unzureichende Ergebnisse. Eine Gleichung für einen monomolekularen (F ₁) Mechanismus sowie für einen mechanismus zweiter Ordnung (SO) ergaben die beste Linearisierung der Kurve. Die aufgrund der isothermen (D ₃,D ₄) und nichtisothermen (F ₁) Experimente geschätzten Aktivierungsenergien betragen 125 bzw. 151 kJ·mol^–1. Es wird angenommen, daß es sich bei beiden Techniken um eine Sequenz verschiedener Mechanismen handelt.

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570–1070 (). , 630–730 =0,05–0,95, - D ₃ D ₄. , =0,10–0,55. (F ₁), . , (D ₃,D ₄) (F ₁) , , , 125 151 ·^–1. .

     

Cyclo dehydration reaction of polyhydrazides. II. Kinetic parameters obtained from isothermal thermogravimetry

The kinetics of the thermal conversion reaction of poly-(1,3-phenyl-1,4-phenyl)-hydrazide into poly-(1,3-phenyl-1,4-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole have been studied with isothermal thermogravimetry in continuation of a study with nonisothermal thermogravimetry described in a previous paper. Although the isothermal measurements are much more time-consuming, they provide some new information and insight about the cyclo dehydration reaction of the polyhydrazide. The physical state of the sample, rubbery or glassy, seems to influence the kinetics considerably. The kinetic parameters determined with the isothermal method for the polymer in its glassy state agree well with the parameters derived from the previously reported nonisothermal measurements, while the kinetic parameters for the expected rubbery state differ considerably. The morphological state or the history of the polymer has also a considerable influence on the kinetics of the isothermal conversion process. The powder form of the polymer has a much lower isothermal conversion rate than the film form.     

Deduction of channel-length distribution from isothermal thermogravimetry

A possible deduction is proposed of channel length distribution in one-dimensional porous materials from the kinetic data obtained in isothermal thermogravimetry (TG). The method utilizes the absorption/desorption of small molecules into one-dimensional nano-channel. In the surface-controlled absorption/desorption, the second derivative with respect to time is directly proportional to the channel-length distribution function. Even in the diffusion-controlled case, the second derivative with respect to the square root of time gives rough information on the distribution function.     

Cyclo dehydration reaction of polyhydrazides. I. Kinetic parameters obtained with nonisothermal thermogravimetry

The thermal conversion reaction of poly-(1,3-phenyl-1,4-phenyl)-hydrazide into poly-(1,3-phenyl-1,4-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole has been studied using thermogravimetry (TG). For the evaluation of the energie of activation and other kinetic parameters of this cyclo dehydration reaction a method developed by Ozawa was used, where polymer samples are heated with different constant heating rates. With this method the energy of activation can be determined accurately as a function of the degree of conversion. In this way a parallel reaction could be observed starting at the end of the nonisothermal conversion process. The polymer was used in two different morphological states, a powder and a film. A slightly higher energy of activation and a considerably higher pre-exponential factor were observed for the film indicating a dependency of the kinetics on the morphological state or on the history of the polymer sample.     

Vaporation characteristics of low-melting nitrocompounds by isothermal thermogravimetry

Determination of vapor pressure is critical for accurate detection of trace volatile hazardous materials, ensuring human health and environmental security. 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT), 3,4-Dinitrofurazanfuroxan (DNTF), and 2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN) are an important class of volatile low-melting nitrocompounds which are widely used in military, aerospace, and defense industry. In this study, the sublimation and evaporation characteristics of these three nitrocompounds were investigated for the first time by using isothermal thermogravimetry (TG) undergoing zero order, non-activated evaporation processes, analyzed with the Antoine and Langmuir equations, and confirmed with benzoic acid as a calibration material. The Clausius–Clapeyron equations of TNT, DNTF, and DNAN at both sublimation and evaporation processes are established using the temperature dependence of vapor pressure. The enthalpies of sublimation and evaporation are determined. The results of TNT are well consistent with literatures, proving that the isothermal TG for determination of vapor pressure is eligible and accurate. This work lays the foundation for further study of the reliable trace detection of hazardous low-melting nitrocompounds.     

The correlation between isothermal and non-isothermal kinetics in thermogravimetry

It is shown that the total differential of the function of the amount of conversion versus temperature and time (=f(T, t)) is equal to zero non-isothermal kinetics at constant heating rate. Hence, the mathematical expression used in the literature for the rate of the non-isothermal transformation, , is not valid.     

Kinetic analysis of dehydroxylation of Ethiopian kaolinite during calcination

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The calcination process is the dehydroxylation reaction of the kaolinite mineral into the formation of amorphous metakaolinite phase. The...     

Kinetic investigation of some steroids by thermogravimetry

The kinetic values of thermal degradation of some steroids were calculated by using TG and DTG curves and the Freeman-Carroll and the Jeres methods. Then andE _a values calculated by the Jeres method are more reasonable. The kinetic thermal stabilities of the simple functional groups of the steroids were compared by using theE _a values of Jeres, and the following sequences were found: 17β-OH>17-octy 1>17-Ac-CHO>17-keto; 3β-OH> 3-keto>3a-OH; and 5a-H>5β-H>Δ⁵⁽⁶⁾>Δ⁴. The k,Z, ΔH^*, ΔS^* and ΔG^* values were calculated at the maximum decomposition rate temperatures by using the Jeres values. The ΔS^* values are negative and suggest a high ordering of the transition state. The ΔH^* and ΔG^* values are positive, as expected.     

Kinetic study of thermal processing of glycerol by thermogravimetry

Over the past years, the production of biodiesel has significantly increased in Brazil due to its obligatory use in the composition of diesel for vehicle use. As a result, in the most ordinary processes, a hundred thousand tons of glycerol is produced as by-product per 1 billion liters of biodiesel. Glycerol has already been widely studied. Nonetheless, the quantity produced today demands new proposals for uses, such as a fuel. In this aim, the authors studied the kinetics of the thermal processing of glycerol. In this research, thermogravimetry (TG), derivative thermogravimetry (DTG), and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were used to provide the experimental data. Kinetic parameters were calculated by Kissinger method for the global process observed during the heating of the samples from the room temperature up to 600 °C, both in open and in sealed crucibles (with a little hole). Kinetic data were also determined at different isoconversion conditions during heating, by applying Ozawa–Flynn–Wall and Blazejowski methods to TG data. Results show that glycerol heated from 30 to 600 °C, under normal pressure, does not experience simple volatilization. The activation energies calculated at different conversion degrees by these methods show that only volatilization occurs when the mass loss of glycerol is lower than 40% and that for higher conversion degrees, partial thermal decomposition and/or dissociation of glycerol are occurring as well. These facts are also confirmed by the volatilization enthalpies estimated using another method developed by Blazejowski based on Van’t Hoff equation.     

Comparison of isothermal and dynamic methods for the determinationof activation energy by thermogravimetry

Several dynamic methods for estimating activation energies have been developed. This development has arisen largely as a matter of convenience and the desire to minimize analysis time. While these methods generally afford values which are somewhat similar, the agreement among values from various methods is never outstanding. Further, the values obtained are often, at best, only approximations of the values obtained by the traditional isothermal approach. To better ascertain the utility of dynamic methods for the determination of activation energies, the activation energy for the thermal degradation of a standard vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate (five-mole percent) copolymer has been generated by a variety of methods. The degradation of this polymer is an ideal reaction for evaluation of the various methods. At modest temperatures (<200°C), the only reaction that contributes to mass loss is the first order evolution of hydrogen chloride, i.e., there is only one significant reaction occurring and it is not impacted by competing processes. The best values (most reproducible; best correspondence to values obtained by titrimetry and other methods) are those obtained by plotting the natural logarithm of rate constants obtained at various temperatures vs. the reciprocal of the Kelvin temperature. Various dynamic methods yield values which are less reproducible and which approximate these values to a greater or lesser degree. In no case is the agreement good.     

Generalized composite degradation kinetics for polymeric systems under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions

A composite degradation methodology is extended to the conversion-dependence function in order to explain the importance of multiple reaction mechanisms which might be considered to be involved in degradation processes. Based on two elementary reaction mechanisms, a specific form of the model equation is derived, which is capable of describing various types of degradation behavior showing sigmoidal rate as well as deceleratory rate. The conversion-dependence function is derived to be independent of the Arrhenius-type reaction constant or temperature, and thus the kinetic parameters are determined by analytic methods that have been developed for isothermal and dynamic-heating experiments without any modification or additional assumptions. The developed model equation is tested by predicting the isothermal master curve of polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK), which is used as a model system in this study. The activation energies of the model system are analyzed using comparable methods for isothermal and dynamic experiments, which compare favorably in terms of the activation energy as a function of conversion. The resulting model equation, based on the kinetic parameters determined by isothermal experiments, can accurately predict both isothermal and dynamic-heating thermogravimetry utilizing the same constants and identical reaction mechanisms without additional assumption.     

Nanostructural modifications of polyamide/MMT hybrids under isothermal and nonisothermal elongational flow

The aim of this work is to investigate the effects of elongational flow on the nanoscale arrangement of the silicate inside polyamide‐based nanocomposites. Hybrids, at different loadings of a commercial organoclay, were produced by melt compounding using two polyamide matrices, a nylon‐6, and a copolyamide with similar molecular weight and rheological properties. The elongational flow characterization was performed under both isothermal and nonisothermal conditions by using, respectively, an elongational rheometer (SER) and a fiber‐spinning technique. The extensional rheological response of melt‐compounded nanocomposites, correlated to TEM and X‐ray analyses, was used to probe the nanostructural modifications developed during the uniaxial stretching. The results demonstrated that isothermal and nonisothermal elongational flow can modify the nanomorphology of the nanocomposite hybrids affecting the degree of silicate exfoliation as well as the extent of silicate orientation upon the stretching direction. The entity of structural modifications induced by the stretching were highly dependent on the initial nanomorphological state and on the polymer‐clay affinity. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 981–993, 2009     

Reactivity of fly ash in cement paste studied by means of thermogravimetry and isothermal calorimetry

Four paste mixtures with varying replacement level of the cement content by fly ash have been studied. Due to fly ash, the acceleration period decreased and a third hydration peak was noticed with isothermal calorimetry. The total heat after 7 days increased with increasing fly ash content. From 1 to 7 days, thermogravimetry showed a higher chemically bound water and Ca(OH)₂-content for the pastes with fly ash. Between 7 and 14 days the calcium hydroxide started to be depleted due to the pozzolanic reaction. A unique relation was found between calcium hydroxide and total heat development.     

Kinetic analysis of isothermal,non-isothermal and catalysed thermal decomposition of malonic acid

A comparative study of the isothermal and non-isothermal decompositions of malonic acid has been carried out using the gasometric technique at atmospheric pressure. Under isothermal conditions, the results indicate two different mechanisms. At lower operating temperatures the decomposition process is governed by first-order kinetics, while at higher temperatures it is controlled by the random nucleation Erofeev equation. Analysis of the non-isothermal TG curves proved the advantageous use of this technique. It provides quick and valid information about the thermal decomposition kinetics of malonic acid, both in the pure state and when catalysed by solid 12-molybdophosphoric acid and its bismuth salts. Via the applicability of a non-isothermal kinetic equation, it was demonstrated that the factor causing the enhancement effect of these catalysts is mainly electronic in nature.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels Gasometertechnik bei atmosphärischem Druck wurde eine vergleichende Betrachtung der isothermen und nichtisothermen Zersetzung von Malonsäure durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen unter isothermen Bedingungen zwei verschiedene Mechanismen. Während die Zersetzungsprozesse bei niedrigeren Temperaturen durch eine Reaktionskinetik erster Ordnung bestimmt werden, findet bei höheren Temperaturen die Randomkeimbildungsgleichung von Erofeev Anwendung. Diese Technik konnte bei der Auswertung der nichtisothermen TG-Kurven vorteilhaft angewendet werden. Sie liefert schnelle und stichhaltige Informationen über die thermische Zersetzungkinetik von Malonsäure sowohl rein als auch in Gegenwart eines Katalysators, der in Form von 12-Molybdatophosphorsäure oder deren Bismutsalzen als Feststoffkatalysator beigemischt wird. Auf der Basis der Anwendbarkeit der nichtisothermen Kinetikgleichung konnte gezeigt werden, daß der Verstärkungseffekt dieser Katalysatoren hauptsächlich auf Faktoren elektronischer Natur zurückgeführt werden kann.

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Vibrational spectroscopy of ferruginous smectite and nontronite

A comparison is made between the Raman and infrared spectra of ferruginous smectite and a nontronite using both absorption and emission techniques. Raman spectra show hydroxyl stretching bands at 3572, 3434, 3362, 3220 and 3102 cm(-1). The infrared emission spectra of the hydroxyl stretching region are significantly different to the absorption spectrum. These differences are attributed to the loss of water, absent in the emission spectrum, the reduction of the samples in the spectrometer and possible phase changes. Dehydroxylation of the two minerals may be followed by the loss of intensity of the hydroxyl stretching and hydroxyl deformation frequencies. Hydroxyl deformation modes are observed at 873 and 801 cm(-1) for the ferruginous smectite, and at 776 and 792 cm(-1) for the nontronite. Raman hydroxyl deformation vibrations are found at 879 cm(-1). Other Raman bands are observed at 1092 and 1032 cm(-1), assigned to the SiO stretching vibrations, at 675 and 587 cm(-1), assigned to the hydroxyl translation vibrations, at 487 and 450 cm(-1), attributed to OSiO bending type vibrations, and at 363, 287 and 239 cm(-1). The differences in the molecular structure of the two minerals are attributed to the Al/Fe ratio in the minerals.     

Kinetic and isothermal studies of lead ion adsorption onto palygorskite clay

The use of a natural palygorskite clay for the removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solutions for different contact times, pHs of suspension, and amounts and particle sizes of palygorskite clay were investigated. The variations of the pH value of Pb(II) solutions on natural palygorskite in the adsorption process were determined. Batch adsorption kinetic experiments revealed that the adsorption of Pb(II) onto palygorskite clay involved fast and slow processes. It was found that the adsorption mechanisms in the lead/palygorskite system follow pseudo-second-order kinetics with a significant contribution from film diffusion. SEM observations demonstrated that an important interaction at the lead-granule interface occurred during the adsorption process. The adsorption isotherms were described by means of the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms and the Langmuir model represents the adsorption process better than the Freundlich model. The maximum adsorption capacity of Pb(II) onto natural palygorskite was 104.28 mg g(-1).     

Kinetic compensation effect between the isothermal and non-isothermal decomposition of solids

A “true” kinetic compensation effect was established using the most appropriate kinetic functionF(α) for the non-isothermal decomposition of solids at various heating rates. It is likely that the correct kinetic mechanismF(α) is responsible for the “true” kinetic compensation effect, whereas an inappropriateF(α) would lead to “false” one. An establishment of such a “true” compensation effect between the isothermal and nonisothermal decompositions of a solid implies thatF(α) used is appropriate for both the isothermal and non-isothermal decompositions.