Temperature control decomposition

Another method for avoiding losses of metals during ashing is the low-temperature controlled decomposition technique using active oxygen. This method has been studied in connection with the determination of trace metals in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene terephthalate [29]. 

The controlled thermal decomposition of dry aromatic diazonium fluoborates to yield an aromatic fluoride, boron trifluoride and nitrogen is known as the Schiemann reaction. Most diazonium fluoborates have definite decomposition temperatures and the rates of decomposition, with few exceptions, are easily controlled. Another procedure for preparing the diazonium fluoborate is to diazotise in the presence of the fluoborate ion. Fluoboric acid may be the only acid present, thus acting as acid and source of fluoborate ion. The insoluble fluoborate separates as it is formed side reactions, such as phenol formation and coupling, are held at a minimum temperature control is not usually critical and the temperature may rise to about 20° without ill effect efficient stirring is, however, necessary since a continuously thickening precipitate is formed as the reaction proceeds. The modified procedure is illustrated by the preparation of -fluoroanisole ... 

Solid Sta.te. The stabiHty of neutral calcium hypochlorite is primarily a function of moisture, lime, impurities, and temperature. Product containing - 7% water may lose 2—3% av CI2 during the first year when stored in warehouses without temperature control in moderate climates. Decomposition produces CaCl2, Ca(C102)2, and O2. 

Chlorine free radicals used for the substitutioa reactioa are obtaiaed by either thermal, photochemical, or chemical means. The thermal method requites temperatures of at least 250°C to iaitiate decomposition of the diatomic chlorine molecules iato chlorine radicals. The large reaction exotherm demands close temperature control by cooling or dilution, although adiabatic reactors with an appropriate diluent are commonly used ia iadustrial processes. Thermal chlorination is iaexpeasive and less sensitive to inhibition than the photochemical process. Mercury arc lamps are the usual source of ultraviolet light for photochemical processes furnishing wavelengths from 300—500 nm. 

Oxychlorination of Ethylene or Dichloroethane. Ethylene or dichloroethane can be chlorinated to a mixture of tetrachoroethylene and trichloroethylene in the presence of oxygen and catalysts. The reaction is carried out in a fluidized-bed reactor at 425°C and 138—207 kPa (20—30 psi). The most common catalysts ate mixtures of potassium and cupric chlorides. Conversion to chlotocatbons ranges from 85—90%, with 10—15% lost as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (24). Temperature control is critical. Below 425°C, tetrachloroethane becomes the dominant product, 57.3 wt % of cmde product at 330°C (30). Above 480°C, excessive burning and decomposition reactions occur. Product ratios can be controlled but less readily than in the chlorination process. Reaction vessels must be constmcted of corrosion-resistant alloys. 

The copolymers have been used in the manufacture of extruded pipe, moulded fittings and for other items of chemical plant. They are, however, rarely used in Europe for this purpose because of cost and the low maximum service temperature. Processing conditions are adjusted to give a high amount of crystallinity, for example by the use of moulds at about 90°C. Heated parts of injection cylinders and extruder barrels which come into contact with the molten polymer should be made of special materials which do not cause decomposition of the polymer. Iron, steel and copper must be avoided. The danger of thermal decomposition may be reduced by streamlining the interior of the cylinder or barrel to avoid dead-spots and by careful temperature control. Steam heating is frequently employed. 

A sample dried at 110° C. was remoistened and then redried at a low temperature and a controlled low humidity to determine its equilibrium moisture content (regain). This value was compared with the regain of a remoistened control sample which was dried originally at a low temperature where decomposition was negligible (as proved by the... 

Constant rate thermo gravimetry has been described [134—137] for kinetic studies at low pressure. The furnace temperature, controlled by a sensor in the balance or a pressure gauge, is increased at such a rate as to maintain either a constant rate of mass loss or a constant low pressure of volatile products in the continuously evacuated reaction vessel. Such non-isothermal measurements have been used with success for decomposition processes the rates of which are sensitive to the prevailing pressure of products, e.g. of carbonates and hydrates. 

High-temperature/low-pressure inorganic digestions are an area of application that has benefited from recent advances in vessel and sensor design. The inert properties of Teflon and its resistance to acid attack make it the material of choice for microwave pressure-vessel construction. Improved commercial systems offer additional safety precautions and improved facilities for pressure and/or temperature control. Also, the distribution of microwave radiation inside the oven cavity is fairly homogeneous. Low-pressure systems allow decomposition temperatures of about 180 °C. However, for many matrices, such temperatures are not sufficient to guarantee the complete ashing of thermoresistant sample components. 

During its preparation from fuming nitric acid and acetic anhydride, strict temperature control and rate of addition of anhydride are essential to prevent a runaway violent reaction [1], An explosion occurred during preparation in a steel tank [2], It should not be distilled, as explosive decomposition may occur [1],... 

Temperature control during pressure hydrogenation of cis- or tram-isomers is essential, since at 155°C violent decomposition to carbon, hydrogen and carbon monoxide with development of over 1 kbar pressure will occur. The material should not be heated above 100°C, particularly if acid or base is present, to avoid exothermic polymerisation [1], The m-isomer is readily cyclised to 2,3-dimethylfuran, which promotes lire and explosion hazards. These were measured for the cis- and tram-isomers, and for fram-3-methyl-l-penten-4-yn-3-ol [2],... 

Solutions of 4-nitrotoluene in 93% sulfuric acid decompose very violently if heated to 160°C. This happened on plant-scale when automatic temperature control failed [1], but the temperature was erroneously abstracted as 135°C [2], The explosion temperature of 160°C for the mixture (presumably containing a high proportion of 4-nitrotoluene-2-sulfonic acid) is 22°C lower than that observed for onset of decomposition when 4-nitrotoluene and 93% sulfuric acid are heated at a rate of 100°C/h [3], Mixtures of 4-nitrotoluene with 98% acid or 20% oleum begin to decompose at 180 and 190°C, respectively [3,4], Thereafter, decomposition accelerates (190-224° in 14 min, 224-270 in 1.5 min) until eruption occurs with evolution of much gas [4],... 

Quatemation of O-methylbenzaldoxime was effected by addition to dimethyl sulfate at 110°C with cooling to maintain that temperature for 2 hours more. Cessation of temperature control allowed a slow exotherm to proceed unnoticed, and at 140-150°C a violent decomposition set in. 

Acheson, R. M. et al., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1987, 2322. 2326 In spite of very careful temperature control, explosive decomposition always occurred towards the end of vacuum distillation at 133-136°C/1 mbar. 

The combined filtrates containing benzonitrile oxide are transferred to a 1-1. round-bottomed flask, treated immediately with 13.9 g. (0.1 mole) of N-sulfinylaniline added in one portion, with swirling, and set aside protected from moisture, while the temperature reaches a maximum of 33-34° (usually IS minutes). The mixture is then heated to reflux, protected from moisture, in a temperature-controlled oil bath for 3-5 hours. Continuous evolution of sulfur dioxide takes place during this period at the end of which the mixture is cooled and evaporated under reduced pressure (Note 3) at 70-80° to remove the solvent. The residual dark brown liquid is transferred to a 50-ml., pear-shaped distilling flask (Note 13) and heated, protected from moisture, at 110° for 30 minutes to complete the decomposition. It is then cooled and distilled under high vacuum (Note 14). Unchanged N-sulfinylaniline (2.0-2.5 g.) distills over at 45-50° (0.1-0.2 mm.). A second fraction (1.2-1.5 g.) is collected until the temperature reaches 112° (Note 15) then diphenyl carbodiimide is collected at 114-117° (0.1-0.2 mm.) as a clear yellow liquid yield 10.5-10.8 g. (54-56%) (Note 16) 1.6355 ... 

The temperature of the mixture is kept above the melting point of chromi-um(VI) oxide to evaporate water and separate the top layer of sodium bisulfate from the molten chromium(VI) oxide at the bottom. Temperature control and duration of heating is very crucial in the process. Temperatures over 197°C (melting point), or allowing the molten mass to stand for a longer time, may result in decomposition of the product. 

In the cases where their potential decomposition via a /3-hydride elimination pathway is possible, a large excess of the reagent and careful temperature control is necessary to get a high yield of the cyclopropane. The reagent formation is more effective if a diiodo precursor is used instead of dibromides and activated dichlorides, but these latter two have also been successfully converted into suitable reagents. 

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