Thermal decomposition binder burnout

The effects of oxides on the binder burnout of poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) was studied by Masia et al. [26]. The binder decomposition kinetics in air was shown to be a strong function of the ceramic oxide present. In all cases, the oxide decreased the temperature necessary for thermal decomposition compared to PVB alone. The order was the following ... 

To discuss binder burnout in detail, let us consider a spherical green body of radius R with a polymer completely filling its pores undergoing an oxidative thermal decomposition. Figure 15.9 is a schematic of this process. We will use the case where the number of moles of oxygen, n, is 1 that is,... 

Binder removal can be accomplished by thermal decomposition or by dissolutiion. In ceramics, the thermal decomposition method is commonly used and will be considered here. The process is referred to as thermal debinding or, more simply, as binder burnout. In thermal debinding of ceramic green bodies, both chemical and physical factors are important. Chemically, composition of the binder determines the decomposition temperature and the decomposition products. Physically, the removal of the binder is controlled by heat transfer into the body and mass transport of the decomposition products out of the body. 

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