Figures (12)  Tables (4)
    • Figure 1. 

      The chemical structure of TBPB.

    • Figure 2. 

      The chemical structures of (a) TEMPO, and (b) DMPO.

    • Figure 3. 

      Exothermic DSC curves of TBPB at five β.

    • Figure 4. 

      The fitting results of TBPB's Ea by the KAS method.

    • Figure 5. 

      The fitting results of TBPB's Ea by the FWO method.

    • Figure 6. 

      The fitting results of TBPB's Ea by the Starink method.

    • Figure 7. 

      Changes of TBPB's Ea under different α.

    • Figure 8. 

      The infrared spectrogram of TBPB decomposition products.

    • Figure 9. 

      EPR experimental and simulated spectra of TBPB decomposition radicals captured by DMPO.

    • Figure 10. 

      Comparison of EPR spectra of TBPB before and after adding the inhibitor (TEMPO).

    • Figure 11. 

      Comparison of thermal decomposition behaviors before and after adding the inhibitor (TEMPO).

    • Figure 12. 

      Comparison of the adiabatic temperature rises before and after adding the inhibitor (TEMPO).

    • Parameters Kinetic methods Average values
      KAS FWO Starink
      $\overline E_{\rm a} $ (kJ/mol) 96.80 98.72 97.14 97.55
      $\overline R^2 $ 0.9636 0.9681 0.9641 0.9653

      Table 1. 

      Ea values of TBPB obtained through three kinetic methods.

    • Absorption
      peaks
      Free radical attribution giso AN
      (Gauss)
      AH
      (Gauss)
      1 Alkoxy 1 2.0081 13.63 8.91
      2 Alkoxy 2 2.0072 13.63 9.12
      3 Alkyl 2.0075 14.06 20.49
      4 The oxide of DMPO 2.0073 13.95
      −: Not applicable.

      Table 2. 

      Characterization parameters of the resonance absorption peaks of TBPB decomposition radicals captured by DMPO.

    • Samples To (°C) Tp (°C) ΔH (J/g)
      TBPB 100.93 165.60 865.87
      TBPB/TEMPO 128.65 162.49 585.00

      Table 3. 

      Comparison of the TBPB thermal decomposition parameters before and after adding inhibitor (TEMPO).

    • Samples Toad
      (°C)
      Tfad
      (°C)
      ΔTad
      (°C)
      ΔTad*
      (°C)
      Poad
      (MPa)
      Pfad
      (MPa)
      ΔPad
      (MPa)
      ΔHad
      (J/g)
      TBPB 84.93 230.76 145.83 193.17 0.20 1.81 1.61 1989.65
      TBPB/TEMPO 92.03 204.73 112.70 149.25 0.28 1.46 1.18 1537.29

      Table 4. 

      Comparison of TBPB's ARC experiment results before and after adding inhibitor (TEMPO).