Thermogravimetric Experiment of Urea at Constant Temperatures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Temperature Rising Thermogravimetric Experiment
3.2. Thermogravimetric Experiments at Constant Temperatures
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Target Temp. (°C) | Residual Mass (%) | ||
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Temp. Rising Expt. | Constant Temp. Expt. | ||
Initial Mass | Final Mass | ||
140 | 99.79 | 99.66 | 26.87 |
160 | 97.64 | 97.42 | 35.32 |
180 | 90.99 | 96.74 | 36.53 |
200 | 78.05 | 88.34 | 39.10 |
240 | 34.22 | 58.60 | 28.35 |
280 | 30.09 | 37.17 | 8.84 |
320 | 25.18 | 22.85 | 7.12 |
360 | 4.70 | 19.65 | 1.65 |
400 | 1.97 | 3.74 | 0.14 |
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Zhu, N.; Qian, F.; Xu, X.; Wang, M.; Teng, Q. Thermogravimetric Experiment of Urea at Constant Temperatures. Materials 2021, 14, 6190. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14206190
Zhu N, Qian F, Xu X, Wang M, Teng Q. Thermogravimetric Experiment of Urea at Constant Temperatures. Materials. 2021; 14(20):6190. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14206190
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Neng, Feng Qian, Xiaowei Xu, Mingda Wang, and Qi Teng. 2021. "Thermogravimetric Experiment of Urea at Constant Temperatures" Materials 14, no. 20: 6190. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14206190