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Heat characteristics of chemical warfare agents

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The heat characteristics of sulfur mustard (H), Lewisite (L), LI, LII, LIII, yellow agent (1:1 mass/mass H and L) and H heels were investigated by thermogravimetric - differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA). The object of this study was to provide details of the effectiveness of elevated temperature on the decomposition of these agents in both an active atmosphere (air) and an inert atmosphere (nitrogen). TG-DTA measured object mass change and heat radiation/absorption corresponding to regulated temperature changes of the test materials. All agents, with the exception of one of the H heels, exhibited an endotherm suggesting evaporation of the agents rather than oxidation.

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    Wendy Carrick, Linda Fernee & D. Francis

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Carrick, W., Fernee, L. & Francis, D. Heat characteristics of chemical warfare agents. J Therm Anal Calorim 79, 101–106 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-004-0569-2

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