The effect of polymer matrices on the thermal hazard properties of RDX-based PBXs by using model-free and combined kinetic analysis

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 271, Issue , 2014, Pages 185-195

  Yan, Qi Long ^a,b   Zeman, Svatopluk ^a   Sanchez Jimenez P E ^b   Zhao, Feng Qi ^c   Perez Maqueda L A ^b   Málek, Jiří ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c XI'AN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Isothermal; Kinetics; PBXs; RDX; Reaction models; Thermal explosion

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; HAZARDS; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; POLYMERS; PRIVATE TELEPHONE EXCHANGES; REACTION KINETICS;

DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; ISOTHERMAL; ISOTHERMAL SIMULATIONS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH MODEL; REACTION MODEL; SURROUNDING TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPLOSION;

DECOMPOSITION;

CYCLONITE; POLYMER; EXPLOSIVE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

EXPLOSION; EXPLOSIVE; HAZARD; NUCLEATION; POLYMER; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY; CHEMISTRY; EXPLOSION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84896257552     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.02.019     Document Type: Article

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