STUDY OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF 2,2’,4,4’,6,6’- HEXANITROSTILBENE

Authors

  • Gilson da Silva INPI
  • Koshun Iha ITA
  • Andreza Cardoso IAE
  • Elizabeth C. Mattos IAE
  • Rita de Cássia L. Dutra IAE

Keywords:

Explosives, HNS, DSC, FT-IR.

Abstract

2,2’, 4,4’, 6,6’- hexanitrostilbene (HNS) is an energetic material, a nitroaromatic compound, with thermal and chemical stabilities, which is employed in the aerospace industry. In this work, the Arrhenius parameters (activation energy and pre-exponential factor) of thermal decomposition reaction were studied and the results were compared with the values reported in the literature. The Kissinger method, applied to DSC’s non-isothermal data of the decomposition temperature was chosen for this study. The activation energy determined for the thermal decomposition of HNS revealed values from 428 kJ.molˉ¹ to 477 kJ.molˉ¹, under the experimental conditions employed.

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Published

2011-07-28

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010): Jan./Abr. 2010

Section

Original Papers

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