Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1968 · 21 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisPhysical ChemistryThermal AnalysisDecomposition AnalysisDecomposition ProcessesResidue DecompositionCatalytic Thermal DecompositionChemical DecompositionDecomposition MechanismsGas Formation During DecompositionThermal ConversionThermal DecompositionThermal Decomposition ReactionsThermal Degradation Products
Abstract In order to get information about the mechanism of the thermal decomposition of hexamethylene tetramine (hexa), hexa was decomposed thermally in a vacuum vessel, and the composition of the gas thus produced was determined with a mass spectrometer. The main products found were ammonia and a carbon-rich solid residue. The carbon in the carbon-rich residue seems to act as a catalyst for the decomposition.