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Evaluation of the hazard of heat generation by oxidation of materials using a differential-type adiabatic calorimeter

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The rapid evaluation of the hazard of heat generation by oxidation of materials using a differential-type adiabatic calorimeter (DAC) was investigated, assessing oleic acid and polyethylene glycol samples of various masses. The same samples were analyzed using an accelerating rate calorimeter and a high-sensitivity calorimeter (C80), for comparison purposes. The kinetic parameters of the exothermic reactions were determined from the C80 data, and the associated exothermic behaviors of the samples were compared with those observed using the DAC. Oleic acid exhibited self-heating at lower temperatures compared with polyethylene glycol according to each measurement method. Thus, the comparative risk of heat generation of chemical materials by oxidation may be evaluated using a DAC. The DAC technique allows the prediction of exothermic behavior based on a single measurement performed over the course of a single day. Thus, the assessment of autoxidation exothermic behaviors using a DAC may be applied to allow rapid screening of the hazard of heat generation induced by oxidation of chemical substances.

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The author wishes to thank Dr. Haruhiko Itagaki and Dr. Yasuhiro Fujimoto of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan, for providing valuable advice, as well as Mr. Sakira Kaneko of PalMetrics for providing the Advanced Kinetics and Technology Solutions Thermokinetics and Thermal Safety software.

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The present article is based on the lecture presented at JCCTA50 conference in Osaka—Japan on 28–30 September, 2014.

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Sato, Y. Evaluation of the hazard of heat generation by oxidation of materials using a differential-type adiabatic calorimeter. J Therm Anal Calorim 123, 1851–1859 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4954-9

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