Thermal decompositions of cellulose triacetate films prepared by the vapour phase or liquid phase method of fibrous acetylation, of commercial triacetate, and for reference, secondary acetate, regenerated cellulose from the triacetate, were investigated kinetically. The experiments were carried out by 2 methods:
(1) Extent of weight decrease of the sample in air vs. time was measured by a thermal balance at different constant temperatures.
(2) Acetic acid and CO
2 generated from the sample in air or N
2 at different constant temperatures were obtained by 0.15 NBa(OH)
2 solution and the extent vs. time was measured by chemical analysis.
In the first method, the rates of weight decrease of celluose acetates followed the equation,
dx/
dt=
kx(1-
x), the value of
k was obtained from the plot of the integral equation, In(
x/l-
x)=
kt, and activation energy was obtained. The activation energy was inversely proportional to the acetylation degree (mol %).
In the second method, the rate constant was obtained as differential coefficient at the point of inflexion of the extent curve, and activation energy was obtained. The activation energy in air is, same as in the first method. The rate in N
2 is smaller than in air and the activation energy in N
2 is fairly larger than in air.
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