Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

, Volume 128, Issue 1, pp 301–310 | Cite as

Heat effects of NTO synthesis in nitric acid solution

  • Yun Zhao
  • Shusen Chen
  • Shaohua Jin
  • Zhihua Li
  • Xuan Zhang
  • Luting Wang
  • Yufeng Mao
  • Haiying Guo
  • Lijie Li
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Abstract

The heat effects in the case of manufacture process of nitration 1,2,4-triazol-5-one (TO) in nitric acid solution were distinguished and determined using the calorimeters of DSC200F3, C80 and E856; the influence of these heats on the total exothermic effect during manufacture process was examined. Five kinds of thermal effects were differentiated and measured: the heat of process of dosing TO (ΔH TO,dosing), the heat of dissolution TO (ΔH TO,dissolution), the heat of reaction (ΔH r), the heat of crystallization of NTO (ΔH NTO,crystallization) and the heat (\(\Delta H_{{{\text{HNO}}_{{\text{3}}} }}\)) caused by changes in concentration of nitric acid. The data on dissolution heats of TO and NTO in nitric acid with different concentrations in the 0–98.4 % range and isobaric heat capacity of TO over the temperature range of 0–90 °C are determined. The main results of examination showed: The ΔH r was the main contribution to the total exothermic effect during synthesis processes in 66–96 % HNO3; the contribution ability rank of other four thermal effects varied based on the concentration of HNO3 adopted.

Keywords

3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one NTO Synthesis 1,2,4-Triazol-5-one Nitration Heat effect 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yun Zhao
    • 1
    • 2
  • Shusen Chen
    • 1
  • Shaohua Jin
    • 1
  • Zhihua Li
    • 2
  • Xuan Zhang
    • 2
  • Luting Wang
    • 2
  • Yufeng Mao
    • 2
  • Haiying Guo
    • 2
  • Lijie Li
    • 1
  1. 1.School of Materials Science and EngineeringBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijingChina
  2. 2.Gansu Yinguang Chemical Industry Group Co. LTDBaiyinChina

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