Molecular weight combustible gases

In order for a soHd to bum it must be volatilized, because combustion is almost exclusively a gas-phase phenomenon. In the case of a polymer, this means that decomposition must occur. The decomposition begins in the soHd phase and may continue in the Hquid (melt) and gas phases. Decomposition produces low molecular weight chemical compounds that eventually enter the gas phase. Heat from combustion causes further decomposition and volatilization and, therefore, further combustion. Thus the burning of a soHd is like a chain reaction. For a compound to function as a flame retardant it must intermpt this cycle in some way. There are several mechanistic descriptions by which flame retardants modify flammabiUty. Each flame retardant actually functions by a combination of mechanisms. For example, metal hydroxides such as Al(OH)2 decompose endothermically (thermal quenching) to give water (inert gas dilution). In addition, in cases where up to 60 wt % of Al(OH)2 may be used, such as in polyolefins, the physical dilution effect cannot be ignored. 

With the grab sampling technique, a samphng probe is placed at the center of the stack, and a sample is drawn direcfly into an Orsat analyzer or a Fyrite-type combustion-gas analyzer. The sample is then analyzed for carbon dioxide and oxygen content. With these data, the diy molecular weight of the gas stream can then be calculated. 

Physical and emical Properties - Physical State at 15 XI and I atm. Liquid Molecular Weight 122.95 Boiling Point at 1 atm 169, 76, 349 Freezing Point -141.7, -96.5, 176.7 Critical Temperature Not pertinent Critical Pressure Not pertinent Specific Gravity 1.66 at 16 °C (liquid) Vapor (Gas) Density 4.24 Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas) 1.44 Latent Heat of Vaporization 106, 59, 2.5 Heat of Combustion No data Heat of Decomposition Not pertinent. 

Physical and Chemical Properties — Physical State at 15 T7 and 1 atm. Liquid Molecular Weight Mixture Boiling Point at I atm. Decomposes Freezing Point 17, -8,265 Critical Temperature Not pertinent Critical Pressure Not pertinent Specific Gravity 1.2 at 20 °C (liquid) Vapor (Gas) Density Not pertinent Ratio cf Specific Heats cf Vapor (Gas) Not pertinent Latent Heal of Vaporization Not pertinent Heat of Combustion -15,700, -8750 -366 Heat of Decomposition -50, -28, -1.2. 

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