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Influence of some minerals on the cellulose thermal degradation mechanisms

Thermogravimetic and pyrolysis-mass spectrometry studies

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The influence of different inorganic salts (MgCl2, ZnCl2, NiCl2 and H2PtCl6) on the primary mechanisms of cellulose thermal degradation has been conducted by using thermogravimetric (TG-DTG) and pyrolysis-mass spectrometry (Py-MS) analysis at low heating rate (10°C min-1) from ambient temperature to 500°C. The results clearly demonstrate that the used salts influence the primary degradation mechanisms. Furthermore, we can assume that some inorganic salts could be considered as specific catalysts and some others as inhibitors. MgCl2 promotes selectively initial low temperature dehydration as observed both by TG and Py-MS. ZnCl2 strongly changes the thermal behaviour of impregnated sample. The maximum mass loss rate temperature is shifted to lower temperature and on the basis of our results we can conclude that ZnCl2 acts as catalyst in all primary degradation mechanisms. NiCl2 and H2PtCl6 do not modify significantly the cellulose thermal behaviour but change the composition of both produced gases and liquids suggesting that these minerals catalyse some secondary reactions.

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  1. Laboratoire de Chimie et de Méthodologies pour l’Environnement, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, IUT Moselle-Est rue Victor Demange-BP 80105, 57500, Saint-Avold, France

    Anissa Khelfa, Gisèle Finqueneisel & J. V. Weber

  2. Laboratoire des Matériaux Surfaces et Procédés pour la Catalyse, CNRS-ECPM-25, rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France

    M. Auber

  3. Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique, CNRS-Nancy Université-ENSIC-1, rue Grandville-BP 20451, 54001, Nancy Cedex, France

    M. Auber

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Khelfa, A., Finqueneisel, G., Auber, M. et al. Influence of some minerals on the cellulose thermal degradation mechanisms. J Therm Anal Calorim 92, 795–799 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8649-8

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