1. Oil in porous substrates: a thermogravimetric and simultaneous thermal analysis of spontaneous combustion risk.
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Ouyang, Shin-Mei, Chen, Yu-Jen, Chen, Chin-Feng, and Chen, Wei-Chun
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SPONTANEOUS combustion , *LINSEED oil , *EDIBLE fats & oils , *POROUS materials , *THERMAL analysis , *INSULATING materials - Abstract
High-temperature pipelines conveying plant-based edible oils are covered with a thermal insulation material; however, if a pipe leaks, that insulation material and oil produce oxidation reactions that release thermal energy. We examined the combination of linseed oil and rock wool, a porous insulation material commonly used in the oil processing industry by using a simultaneous thermogravimetric analyzer to measure the thermogravimetric loss trend and heat release modes, while adding porous materials under non-isothermal conditions. The Friedman, Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO), Kissinger, and ASTM E698 standard thermokinetic models were used to evaluate the apparent activation energy (Ea) as a basis for determining the thermal sensitivity of incompatible materials in combination with insulation materials. The study results demonstrate the conditions under which linseed oil and porous materials would lead to thermal runaway. The Friedman and FWO models showed that the conversion degree increased from 0.2 to 0.8, and the mean Ea decreased from 71.33 and 73.97 to 33.08 and 55.02 kJ mol–1, respectively. The Kissinger and ASTM E698 methods decreased from 56.75 and 65.83 to 55.95 and 58.06 kJ mol–1 after rock wool was added. Through the four thermokinetic models, the Ea of linseed oil with the addition of rock wool was discovered to be lower than that of pure linseed oil. The study results demonstrated the conditions under which linseed oil and porous materials would lead to thermal runaway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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