Preliminary study of thermal runaway risk

Before embarking on an experimental study, or in parallel with it, it is useful to carry out a preliminary study of the risk of thermal runaway, based on existing knowledge and, in particular, bibliographical research on the process under consideration. The following considerations can be put to good use.

• Unstable functional groups: the thermal instability of chemical substances can be deduced from their structural formula if it contains unstable or unstable functional groups. explosophores . Lists of unstable functional groups can be consulted, such as those proposed by T. Grewer