The effect of molecular structure on thermal stability, decomposition kinetics and reaction models of nitric esters

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 566, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-148

  Yan, Qi Long ^a   Künzel, Martin ^a   Zeman, Svatopluk ^a   Svoboda, Roman ^a   Bartošková, Monika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Critical temperature; Kinetic compensation effect; Nitric esters; Reaction models; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ESTERS; EVAPORATION; KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS; STABILITY; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; ERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE; KINETIC COMPENSATION EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; NITRIC ESTERS; PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE; REACTION MODEL; SIMULTANEOUS EVAPORATION;

DECOMPOSITION;

EID: 84879474969     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2013.05.032     Document Type: Article

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