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Investigation of thermal decomposition of ascorbic acid by TG-FTIR and thermal kinetics analysis.

Abstract
The thermal behavior of dry solid ascorbic acid in nitrogen atmosphere in the temperature range of 25-800°C was investigated by TG-FTIR. During the thermal decomposition process, five evolved gaseous species, including H2O, CO2, CO, CH4 and HCOOH, were identified and monitored, in which HCOOH was detected for the first time. The results indicated that ascorbic acid began to decompose at 191°C. Its decomposition process consisted of three stages, and dehydration and decarboxylation to form furfural were the possible principal mechanism. The kinetic analysis for the first decomposition stage was also carried out by the isoconversional method and the master plots method. The results indicated that this process can be described by the model of 1st order reaction.
AuthorsShi Jingyan, Liu Yuwen, Wang Zhiyong, Wang Cunxin
JournalJournal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis (J Pharm Biomed Anal) Vol. 77 Pg. 116-9 (Apr 15 2013) ISSN: 1873-264X [Electronic] England
PMID23411004 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Gases
  • Nitrogen
  • Ascorbic Acid
Topics
  • Ascorbic Acid (chemistry)
  • Decarboxylation
  • Dehydration
  • Gases (chemistry)
  • Kinetics
  • Nitrogen (chemistry)
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (methods)
  • Temperature
  • Thermogravimetry (methods)

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