Investigation of gas-solid reactions by means of thermal analysis/mass spectrometry

During the production of powder-metallurgical and ceramic materials the evolution of gaseous reaction products can result in large structural imperfections. Reaction sintering of titanium aluminides from mixtures of elemental powders can be accompanied by swelling effects combined with considerable volume swelling of the sintered parts [1]. The firing of thick-film pastes containing ruthenium oxide on substrates of AlN ceramics entails the formation of bubbles impairing the function of thick film resistors [2]. These investigations contribute to the clarification of the causes of both phenomena.     

Kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition reactions

The effect of⁶⁰C0-gamma radiation on the kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition of potassium bromate crystals has been investigated. Radiation did not modify the mechanism of thermal decomposition reaction, but resulted in a decrease in activation energy and frequency factor with a rate which is large at small doses and decreases at higher doses. The results showed that the increase in the concentration of decomposition nuclei tends to be more important than the increase in the porous character of the solid.     

Investigation of the thermal decomposition of some periodates by means of emanation thermal analysis (ETA) and DTA

Thermal decomposition of Be₃(IO₅)₂ · 12H₂O, Mg₂I₂O₉ · 11H₂O, Ca₂I₂O₉ · 9H₂O and Ba₂I₂O₉ · 9H₂O in the temperature interval of 20 to 600° was studied by means of emanation thermal analysis (ETA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The magnetic properties of decomposition intermediates of periodates studied are discussed.     

The dielectric constant and oscillometric measurement

Summary New evidence is given that the characteristic conductance and susceptance curves of high frequency measurements, expressed as a function of the log of the electrolyte concentration, depend only on the physical parameters of the measuring cell, and the Debye effect plays only an insignificant role.

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Zusammenfassung Wie neuerlich gezeigt wurde, sind die Konduktanz- und Susceptibilitäts. kurven bei Hochfrequenzmessungen, ausgedrückt als Funktion des Logarithmus der Elektrolytkonzentration nur von den physikalischen Parametern der Meßzelle abhängig. Der Debye-Effekt spielt keine signifikante Rolle.

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Résumé On donne une nouvelle preuve que les courbes caractéristiques de la conductance et de la susceptance des mesures en haute fréquence, exprimées en fonction du log de la concentration de l'électrolyte, ne dépendent que des paramètres physiques de la cellule de mesure, et que l'effet Debye ne joue qu'un rôle minime.

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Presented at the Symposium on Analytical Chemistry, Graz, 29th September–1st October 1965.     

Theory of solid-state thermal decomposition reactions

A case is presented to recommend strongly that scientists interested in thermal chemistry should make comprehensive, conscientious, clinical and critical analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of The L??vov Thermochemical Theory (L??vov, Thermal decomposition of solids and melts??new thermochemical approach to the mechanism, kinetics and methodology, Springer, Berlin, 2007), used to interpret the kinetics and mechanisms of reactions that occur on heating. The shortcomings underlying the theory (some originally developed for solid decompositions) currently uncritically accepted in this field are reviewed, and these deficiencies are contrasted with the successes of L??vov??s approach. To promote the use of this alternative theory, features that may have discouraged researchers unfamiliar with its assumptions, methodology and applications are discussed here. A new scientific theory cannot be ignored or discounted without adequate consideration and testing, particularly in a stagnant area of chemistry that lacks guiding principles and unifying concepts. Novel ideas in the literature (L??vov 2007) deserve recognition, critical appraisal and, if possible, exploitation to maintain the progress of scientific research.     

Analysis of thermal decomposition behaviors with consecutive reactions by TG

Thermal decomposition behaviors of a fluororubber are observed with linear heating mode at constant rate, controlled rate mode and isothermal mode of TG/DTA, and, with isothermal mode of TG/mass-spectrometer. The results suggest that this material decomposes with, at least, three consecutive reactions. From the results of TG/DTA and TGMS in isothermal mode, it is considered that the first reaction is the first-order reaction, the second reaction is chain reaction and the last reaction is vaporization of residue. Supposing these three consecutive reactions, the decomposition behaviors of the rubber is simulated. The observed curves of fraction of mass loss, , against time, t, are well reproduced by the simulation. The relationship between d/dt and is reproduced also, though the differences between observed and the calculated values of d/dt are slightly larger than noise level of d/dt.     

Superfast thermal decomposition reactions of polymers and crystallohydrates

Evidence of the existence of a high-limit degradation temperature for polymers is reported. At this high-limit temperature, the rate of polymer thermolysis exceeds the reaction rate predicted by the Arrhenius law by many orders of magnitude. An explanation is proposed for the observed behaviour, based on the disappearance of intermolecular interactions. For the study of degradation reactions under high-limit temperature conditions, new methods of fast (pulsed) thermal analysis are presented. The investigated samples, as very thin films, are brought into tight contact with a hot moving metal surface. Under these conditions, the heating rate exceeds 10⁴ deg/s, allowing estimation of accompanying decomposition rates for heating times of the order of 0.01 s.     

Kinetics of solid state thermal decomposition reactions

The author wishes to thank Prof. C. G. R. Nair, Dr. V. R. Gowarikar, Mr. M. R. Kurup and Dr. K. V. C. Rao for their encouragements. Thanks are due to Prof. P. M. Madhusudanan and Dr. K. Krishnan for helpful discussions and to Director, VSSC for the kind permission to publish this work.     

Investigation of thermal decomposition of solids

Practical aspects of the studies of stages of thermal dissociation of solids, of the kinetics of the stages, and of utilization of general regularities of the process for verification of kinetic studies are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Die praktischen Aspekte der Untersuchungen über die Stufen der thermischen Dissoziation von Festkörpern und ihrer Kinetik weiterhin über die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der RegelmÄssigkeiten der Verifikation der kinetischen Untersuchungen werden erörtert.

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Sulfur speciation in hard coal by means of a thermal decomposition method

A new method for the determination of organic and pyritic sulfur in hard coal is presented. The method is based on controlled thermal decomposition of coal sample in oxygen-free and oxygen atmospheres. The results for sulfur liberated in an argon atmosphere at temperatures up to 773 K were close to organic sulfur contents (Sorg), although owing to the definition of 'organic sulfur' the values were not directly comparable. Sorg contents are calculated from the difference between total sulfur content in coal and contents of this element in the form of sulfides, sulfates and pyrites. Sulfur contents, found in the second stage of analysis, were close to pyritic sulfur contents. The difference between total sulfur content and the sum of sulfur values obtained in stages I and II corresponded to sulfur contents in those samples which were neither decomposed nor oxidized at temperatures up to 1173 K. Although not comparable with such conventional concepts for industrial purposes these data are attractive due to the ease and rapidity of the new method for the control of sulfur streams in industrial processes.     

Investigations of the thermal decomposition of polyvinyl chloride by means of gas chromatography

Gas chromatographic analysis was performed on the products of thermal decomposition of polyvinyl chloride with particular attention on the identification of the obtained reaction products and the role of oxygen in the process.     

Investigation of thermal decomposition of rice husk

Studies on the thermal decomposition of untreated rice husk and that treated with HCl and H₂SO₄ of various concentrations were carried out by TG, DTG and DTA. The mass loss occurred in three distinct stages, namely, removal of moisture, release of volatile matter and burning of combustible material. The corresponding temperature ranges for untreated husk were 40–150, 215–350 and 350–690°C. The final temperature of combustion decreased with acid-treatment of the husk. The thermal decomposition of the husk was found to be an exothermic process.     

Investigation of thermal decomposition of phosphonic acids

The paper compares building and decomposition pathways of two phosphonic acids, amino trimethylene phosphonic acid (ATMP) and 1-hydroxy ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP).The theoretical formation reactions were composed using elementary reactions and compared to reaction routes published in literature. As result, summary reaction pathways for both phosphonic acids are proposed which only vary in the number of reaction steps required. These reaction steps include carbonyl reactions, S_N2-reactions, and ionic reactions. The synthesis of ATMP proceeds in three reaction steps, whereas HEDP is formed in one reaction. The thermal decomposition of both phosphonic acids in solid state was examined by combination of thermogravimetry coupled with infrared spectroscopy as well as pyrolysis gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Decomposition mechanisms were deduced and compared to the theoretical findings resulting in the conclusion that the decomposition processes of ATMP and HEDP follows the formation mechanism.Thus, the suitability of theoretical considerations for the understanding of thermal decomposition processes is shown.     

Investigation of thermal decomposition kinetics of taurine

The non-isothermal thermal decomposition of taurine was investigated by means of thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The experimental data were treated using Flynn–Wall–Ozawa, Doyle, Kissinger, and ?atava–?esták methods, respectively. The results show that the non-isothermal thermal decomposition mechanism of taurine is classified as phase boundary reaction, and the mechanism function is the Mampel Power law with n = 1. The forms of both integral and differential for the mechanism function are $ G(\alpha ) = \alpha $ and $ f(\alpha ) = 1 $ , respectively. The activation energy and the pre-exponential factor are 167.88 kJ mol^?1 and 1.82 × 10¹³min^?1, respectively.     

Studies of calciomagnetite phase by means of thermal analysis

Iron oxides doped with calcium occur in such natural metallurgical materials as sinters and lumps for the blast furnace process. In this work the Ca-doped magnetite phase Fe_3–y Ca _y O₄ with 0<y0.55 was produced and studied as a pattern phase for investigation of the magnetite phase in sinters.The synthesis process was studied by means of simultaneous thermal analysis, while the synthesized products were studied by diffraction analysis, scanning and optical microscopy, and spectral analysis in microareas.The solubility limits for Ca in magnetite were estimated, and an explanation of the shapes of the thermal curves was given.

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Zusammenfassung Mit Kalzium versetzte Eisenoxide kommen in natürlichen Metallurgiematerialien wie z. B. Sintererzen und Erzbrocken für die Hochofenverhüttung vor. In vorliegender Arbeit wird die kalziumversetzte Magnetitphase Fe_3–y Ca _y O₄ mit 0<y0.55 hergestellt und als Modellphase zur Untersuchung von Magnetitsintererzen studiert. Der Syntheseprozeß wurde mittels gleichzeitiger Thermoanalysen, die synthetisierten Produkte durch Diffraktionsanalysen, optischer und Scanningmikroskopie sowie Spektralanalyse im Mikrobereich untersucht. Die Löslichkeitsgrenzen von Kalzium in Magnetit wurden abgeschätzt und eine Erklärung für den Verlauf der thermischen Kurven gegeben.

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Characterization of differently bound water by means of the constants of thermal decomposition kinetics

Summary Compounds containing differently strong bound water molecules were investigated by thermogravimetry and derivative thermogravimetry. The following models were used: inorganic adsorbents, salts containing water of crystallization and a compound with structural water. The temperature interval, the stoichiometry of the water release were determined and kinetic parameters of the processes were calculated. These results could be brought into connection with the nature of the adsorption and crystallization water.

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Charakterisierung von verschieden gebundenem Wasser mit Hilfe der kinetischen Konstanten der thermischen Zersetzung

Zusammenfassung Thermogravimetrisch und durch derivative Thermogravinietrie wurden Verbindungen untersucht, die mit verschiedener Stärke gebundene Wassermoleküle enthalten: anorganische und organische Adsorbentien, Kristallwasser enthaltende Salze und Verbindungen mit Strukturwasser. Die Temperaturgebiete sowie die Stöchiometrie der Wasserfreisetzung wurden bestimmt und die kinetischen Parameter der Vorgänge ermittelt. Die Ergebnisse ließen sich zu der Natur des adsorptiven oder Kristallwassers in Beziehung bringen.

The authors thank Mr. P. Töke and Mr. M. Matula for running the computer program and Mrs. E. Borsay for the technical assistance.