Abstract
Azo compounds are widely used in polymerization as an initiator for chain polymerization reactions. Although they have excellent initiating properties, the thermal instability and associated risk of ignition and explosion cannot be ignored. This paper aimed to decode the thermal behavior and evaluation thermal hazards of two water-soluble azo initiators 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (AIBA) and 2,2′-azobis(2-(2-imidazoline-2-yl) propane) dihydrochloride (AIBI). Thermogravimetric analysis and adiabatic experiments were used to investigate the decomposition process of these two azos under atmospheric and adiabatic conditions. The apparent activation energy (Ea) and time to maximum rate under adiabatic conditions (TMRad) were obtained based on above experiments. Decomposition products and mechanisms of AIBA and AIBI were preliminarily studied using a thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectrometer system. Results showed that most decomposition products of AIBA and AIBI still existed in the form of organic compounds under nitrogen conditions. Furthermore, the leakage of pyrolysis gas (such as ammonia) should be prevented from causing environmental pollution.
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Abbreviations
- A :
-
Pre-exponential factor/s–1
- C p :
-
Sample heat capacity/kJ kg–1 K–1
- C 0 :
-
Initial concentration of the reaction/mol L–1
- E a :
-
Apparent activation energy/kJ mol–1
- k :
-
Rate constant/mol1–n Ln–1 s–1
- M :
-
Mass of samples/kg
- m m :
-
Maximum self-heating rate/°C min–1
- m T :
-
Self-heating rate measured at temperature T/°C min–1
- n :
-
Reaction order
- P m :
-
Maximum pressure/bar
- P r :
-
Pressure rise rate/bar min–1
- R :
-
Molar gas constant/J kg–1 K–1
- S :
-
Wetted surface area/cm2
- SADT :
-
Self-accelerating decomposition temperature/oC
- T :
-
Reaction thermodynamic temperature/K
- T D8 :
-
Temperature at which the TMRad is 8 h/oC
- T D24 :
-
Temperature at which the TMRad is 24 h/ oC
- T end :
-
End temperature/oC
- T i :
-
Measured initial exothermic temperature/oC
- T m :
-
Maximum temperature/oC
- T NR :
-
Temperature of no return/K
- T onset :
-
Onset temperature/oC
- T peak :
-
Peak temperature/oC
- T r :
-
Self-heating rate/oC min–1
- TMR ad :
-
Time to maximum rate under adiabatic conditions/min
- t m :
-
Time at Tm
- U :
-
Heat transfer coefficient/J cm–2 K–1 s–1
- α :
-
Conversion degree
- β :
-
Heating rate/°C min–1
- \({\theta }_{{T}_{\mathrm{NR}}}\) :
-
Time constant/min
- Φ :
-
Thermal inertia
- ΔT ad :
-
Measured adiabatic temperature rise/oC
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The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China, under the Contract Number 1908085ME125 as well as the National Natural Science Foundation, China (52104177).
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Guo, RL., Liu, SH. & Shu, CM. Thermal hazard evaluation conjoined with product analysis of two water-soluble azo compounds. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 10775–10784 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11257-z
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