| Evaluation of the self-heating tendency of vegetable oils by differential scanning calorimetry. | |
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PMID: 18798771 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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The evaluation of the self-heating propensity of a vegetable (or animal) oil may be of significant importance during the investigation of a fire. Unfortunately, iodine value and gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis do not lead to meaningful results in this regard. To the contrary, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), which does not measure the chemical composition of the oil, but rather its thermodynamic behavior, produces valuable results. After a thorough literature review on the autooxidation of vegetable oils, several oils with different self-heating tendencies were analyzed using a Mettler-Toledo differential scanning calorimeter DSC 25 between 40 degrees C and 500 degrees C. Analyses were carried out both under air and nitrogen atmosphere to identify the phenomena due to autooxidation reactions. Using DSC, it was possible to observe the induction period of the oil (when available), the three different exothermic events, and the autoignition temperature (relatively independent of the oil type). |
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Authors:
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Amélie Baylon; Eric Stauffer; Olivier Delémont |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-09-16 |
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Title: Journal of forensic sciences Volume: 53 ISSN: 1556-4029 ISO Abbreviation: J. Forensic Sci. Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
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Created Date: 2008-11-21 Completed Date: 2009-03-03 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375370 Medline TA: J Forensic Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1334-43 Citation Subset: - |
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Institut de Police Scientifique, School of Criminal Sciences, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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