Calorimetric studies on thermal decomposition of tri isoamyl phosphate-nitric acid systems

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 534, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-16

  Sahoo, Tarun Kumar ^a   Chandran, K ^a   Muralidaran, P ^a   Ganesan, V ^a   Srinivasan, T G ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Decomposition; Enthalpy; Nitric acid; Red oil; Tri isoamyl phosphate

Indexed keywords

ACID SYSTEMS; ADIABATIC CALORIMETERS; CONSTANT PRESSURES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; HIGH RISE; N-DODECANE; NON-CONDENSABLE GAS; RED OIL; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; HEAT FLUX;

NITRIC ACID;

EID: 84858439266     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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