Calorimetric studies on the thermal decomposition of tri n-butyl phosphate-nitric acid systems

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 879-890

  Chandran, K ^a   Sahoo, Tarun Kumar ^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; Heat capacity; Nitric acid; Tri n butyl phosphate

Indexed keywords

ACID SYSTEMS; ADIABATIC CALORIMETERS; CONSTANT PRESSURES; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; ENTHALPY CHANGE; N-DODECANE; N-OCTANES; ONSET TEMPERATURE; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR; SODIUM NITRATES; SODIUM NITRITE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; URANYL NITRATE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; HEAT FLUX; PARAFFINS; SODIUM; SPECIFIC HEAT; STOICHIOMETRY; URANIUM;

NITRIC ACID;

EID: 84870872295     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1950-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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