The effect of molecular structure on thermal stability, decomposition kinetics and reaction models of nitric esters.

Highlights: [•] The thermal behavior of a series of nitric esters has been firstly comprehensively investigated using non-isothermal TG and DSC techniques. [•] Their thermal decomposition kinetics parameters have been calculated by modified Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS) isoconversional method. [•] The order of molecular stability for involved nitric esters is found to be MHN<XPN<TMPTN<SHN<NIBGT<ETN<PETN<DiPEHN. [•] It has been found that their decomposition kinetics could be described in terms of the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami and Šesták-Berggren models. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]