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Design and study of ADC/BCN/metal oxide gas-generating agents

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Characterized with low burning temperature and low concentration of toxic gases, the azodicarbonamide (ADC), basic cupric nitrate (BCN) and 10 % metal oxide (CuO, ZnO, MnO2, Fe2O3) gas-generating agents have been investigated. The thermal analysis results show that the thermal decomposition process of ADC/BCN/metal oxide is similar to that of ADC/BCN, and the addition of metal oxides makes the initial decomposition temperature decrease. Among the ADC/BCN/metal oxide mixtures that were examined, ADC/BCN/CuO mixture exhibits a better burning performance. The maximum burning temperature (735 °C) and combustion heat (1900.5 J g−1) have a relatively low value, and the content of CO is the lowest (8390 ppm).

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC51202113) and Central Universities (NUST 2011 YBXM10).

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    Hongtao Yang, Tiantian Xu, Xuqiang Zhu, Xiangyu Li & Yanchun Li

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Yang, H., Xu, T., Zhu, X. et al. Design and study of ADC/BCN/metal oxide gas-generating agents. J Therm Anal Calorim 123, 75–80 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4858-8

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