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Thermal release hazard for the decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide in the presence of incompatibles using differential scanning calorimetry, thermal activity monitor III, and thermal imaging camera

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Numerous fires and explosions have occurred in chemical industries in Taiwan. In addition to considerable damage to equipment, such accidents cause environmental damage and even social turmoil, and they remind us of the importance of industrial process safety. Many of these accidents involve organic peroxides, which become extremely labile or unstable if they contact acids, bases, or other incompatibles. This study established thermokinetic and thermal safety parameters by differential scanning calorimetry and a thermal activity monitor III for cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) and its incompatibles. For the first time, this study reports the first real-time observation of the reaction of CHP with sulfuric acid by thermal imaging camera, which was used to determine the rate of heat evolution and recognize the degree of hazard present during thermal incidents.

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Abbreviations

C :

Number of atoms of carbon (dimensionless)

E a :

Apparent activation energy (kJ mol−1)

H :

Number of atoms of hydrogen (dimensionless)

O :

Number of atoms of oxygen (dimensionless)

Q max :

Maximum peak power at time t (W g−1)

R :

Gas constant (8.314 J mol−1 K−1)

T :

Absolute temperature (K)

T 0 :

Exothermic onset temperature (°C)

T max :

Maximum temperature (°C)

T P :

Peak of temperature (°C)

TMRiso :

Time to maximum rate under isothermal conditions (h)

β :

Scanning rate (°C min−1)

ΔH d :

Heat of decomposition (J g−1)

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The authors appreciate the financial support from the Ministry of Science Technology of the ROC under Grant NSC 101-2221-E-407-0001-MY3.

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  1. Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, 43302, Taiwan

    Chin-Lung Chiang

  2. Department of Ammunition Engineering and Explosion Technology, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, Anhui, China

    Shang-Hao Liu

  3. Department of Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering, Center for Process Safety and Industrial Disaster Prevention, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, 64002, Taiwan

    Yu-Chi Lin & Chi-Min Shu

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Chiang, CL., Liu, SH., Lin, YC. et al. Thermal release hazard for the decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide in the presence of incompatibles using differential scanning calorimetry, thermal activity monitor III, and thermal imaging camera. J Therm Anal Calorim 127, 1061–1069 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5799-6

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