| Abstract: | On the Kinetics of Chloride Catalyzed Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Nitrate The activation energies and frequency factors of thermal decomposition reactions of ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate and chloride have been determined by volumetric measurement of the gaseous decomposition products evolved on linear hcating. The rate constants obtained from these values show that thermal stability and initial decomposition temperature of ammonium nitrate are considerably reduced by addition of small amounts of chloride. |
