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Ammonium Nitrate Thermal Decomposition Kinetics under Nonisothermal Conditions in Open System

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In this study, the thermal decomposition kinetics of ammonium nitrate (AN) under nonisothermal conditions in an open system at different heating rates has been examined using thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. An equation for the kinetics of the thermal decomposition of AN in an open system has been proposed based on the experiments.

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A.I. Kazakov is grateful for financial support from state research grant no. 0089-2019-0005 (registration number no. АААА-А19-119101500098-3).

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  1. Research Institute for Fertilizers and Insecto-Fungicides, 162622, Cherepovets, Russia

    K. G. Gorbovskiy & A. M. Norov

  2. Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia

    A. I. Kazakov

  3. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, 125047, Moscow, Russia

    A. I. Mikhaylichenko

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Gorbovskiy, K.G., Kazakov, A.I., Norov, A.M. et al. Ammonium Nitrate Thermal Decomposition Kinetics under Nonisothermal Conditions in Open System. Theor Found Chem Eng 55, 742–747 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579521040084

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