- Author
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Brown, P. W.
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Gaulk, K. G.
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Rossiter, W. J., Jr.
- Title
- Characterization of Potential Thermal Degradation Products From the Reactions of Aqueous Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol Solutions With Copper Metal.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Solar Energy Materials,
Vol. 16,
No. 4,
309-313,
1987
- Keywords
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ethylene glycol
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propylene glycol
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copper
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heat transfer fluids
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thermal degradaton
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solar collectors
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solar system
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thermal oxidative degradation
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containment
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infrared spectra
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experiments
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x-ray diffraction
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thermal oxidation
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salts
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FT-IR
- Identifiers
- potential acidic degradation products of ethylene and propylene glycols
- Abstract
- Aqueous solutions of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are cornmon heat transfer fluids for solar collector systems. Thermal oxidative degradation produces organic acids which, in turn, generate copper salts through reaction with copper containment systems. Copper (II) salts of the organic acids which may be generated as the result of the degradation of the ethylene glycol and propylene glycol were prepared by reacting aqueous solutions of the acids with copper (II) carbonate. Infrared spectra and X-ray diffraction peak spacings and intensities are presented for the salts. These spectra may be useful in analyzing the service performance of heat transfer fluids used in solar collector systems.