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Isothermal kinetics approach to investigating the oxidation process of red phosphorus in air

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The isothermal oxidation process of red phosphorus (RP) was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis in the temperature range of 320–480 °C. The model-free, model-fitting and reduced-time plot methods were used to research the oxidation kinetics of RP. According to the dα/dt − α and model-free curves in different temperatures, the oxidation temperatures are divided into two ranges: lower temperatures (320–380 °C) and higher temperatures (390–410 °C). The apparent activation energy and oxidation controlling mechanisms in different temperature ranges are obtained. Besides, the trend of the oxidation rate with mass loss or temperature ranges is discussed.

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This work was supported by the innovation fund of Nanjing University of Science and Technology (Grant No. AE03001).

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Liu, J., Song, D. & Guan, H. Isothermal kinetics approach to investigating the oxidation process of red phosphorus in air. J Therm Anal Calorim 128, 1801–1810 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-6073-7

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