Reduction in the Thermal Stability of Nitro-Containing Compounds due to Cross-Catalyzed Autocatalytic Decomposition Caused by Nitro-Containing Impurities
Abstract:Testing performed by ramped and isothermal differential
scanning
calorimetry has demonstrated a previously unreported effect wherein
the thermal stability of nitro-containing compounds can be significantly
reduced by the presence of low levels of a secondary nitro-containing
compound, where the impurity is of lower thermal stability than the
bulk material. This effect is believed to be due to the autocatalytic
decomposition of nitro-containing species being catalyzed by a common
catalyst, such that the catalys… Show more
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