ISSN:
1573-9171
Keywords:
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
;
decomposition
;
chain mechanism
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Thermal decomposition of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in the temperature range from 200 to 340 °C in melt and in solutions was studied. The main features of the process (high initial rates, activation energies lower than those in the gaseous phase, a higher acceleration at the catalytic stage, and the effect of nonpolar solvents on initial rates) are explained in terms of a kinetic scheme corresponding to a degenerate branched chain reaction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00702131
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