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Thermal characteristics of lysine tri-isocyanate and its mixture with water.

The thermal reactivity of lysine tri-isocyanate (LTI, 2-isocyanatoethyl-2,6-diisocyanato caproylate) and its mixture with 1% water was investigated after the occurrence of a runaway reaction at a plant. By using a sensitive thermal calorimeter, C80, and an adiabatic calorimeter, ARC, an onset reaction of LTI was observed at 70-100 degrees C and it became vigorous at 175-200 degrees C. The reaction is considered as co-polymerization at this stage, which causes a second decomposition reaction at 200 degrees C if the heat generation is accumulated in the vessel. On the other hand, the presence of water can catalyze LTI at much lower onset temperature and lead to a moderate reaction at 50 degrees C since carbamine is produced and in turn it induces decarbonization of the LTI molecule with significant release of CO(2) gas which was detected by a gas chromatography and an FT-IR gas analyzer.[1]

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  1. Thermal characteristics of lysine tri-isocyanate and its mixture with water. Li, X.R., Koseki, H., Iwata, Y. J. Hazard. Mater. (2007) [Pubmed]
 
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