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Thermal reaction characterization of nano-aluminum powder at different heating rates by synchronous thermal analysis

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This article reports an investigation on the thermal reactivity of nano-aluminum powder (NAP) in the air. We performed tests on the metallic powder in synchronous thermal analysis at four heating rates of 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C min−1. Given the polymorphic phase change of aluminum, the oxidation process of NAP was divided into four stages. The results showed a notable effect from the heating rate on the oxidation of NAP. The mass gain decreased at stage II and increased at stage IV as the rate of heating increased. The maximum mass gain rate at 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C min−1 was 2.38, 4.70, 33.79, and 53.38% min−1, respectively, while the thermal release was 35,126, 27,955, 15,608, and 16,336 J g−1, respectively. Furthermore, the average apparent activation energy, preexponential factor, and mechanism function were obtained by the kinetic integral method.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support by National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFB4000905), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52104214), and the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities, China (No. 22JP049).

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  1. School of Safety Science and Engineering, **’an University of Science and Technology, No. 58, Yanta Mid. Rd., **’an, 710054, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Jiao Qu, Jun Deng, Zhen-Min Luo & Yang **ao

  2. Postdoctoral Program, **’an University of Science and Technology, No. 58,Yanta Mid. Rd., **’an, 710054, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Jiao Qu

  3. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Coal Fire, No. 58, Yanta Mid. Rd., **’an, 710054, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Deng, Zhen-Min Luo & Yang **ao

  4. Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, 123, University Rd., Sec. 3, Douliou, 64002, Yunlin, Taiwan ROC

    Chi-Min Shu

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Qu, J., Deng, J., Luo, ZM. et al. Thermal reaction characterization of nano-aluminum powder at different heating rates by synchronous thermal analysis. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 4937–4947 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11900-9

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