The exothermic phenomena in the mixture of sodium sulfide, carbon black, calcium oxide and iron powder in the air were investigated by means of x-ray diffraction, calorimetry, thermogravimetry and gas chromatography.
On the basis of these experimental results, the mechanism of the exothermic reaction in the mixture can be assumed as follows.
The oxidation of sodium sulfide was at first begun by air in the presence of carbon black and then, the water of crystallization in the compound was dehydrated at about 353K. The dehydrated water reacted with calcium oxide to form calcium hydroxide and the heat of reaction raised the temperature of the mixture. Iron powder reached to the combustible state at about 643K and successively changed to Fe
3O
4 and Fe
2O
3 while the exothermic reaction. Carbon black partly ignited and formed carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide reacted to calcium oxide and formed calcium carbonate.
The mixture which consists of 18% sodium sulfide, 18% carbon black, 22% calcium oxide and 42% iron powder generated heat about 2.63kJg
-1.
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