Abstract Aspartame is a commonly known artificial sweetener used mainly as a sucrose substitute due to high degree of sweetness and very low caloric index. Aspartame is being known and produced for over 50 years and yet so little is known about its flammability and hazardous compounds generated in case of a fire event. As a part of this work, behavior under fire conditions of aspartame was tested and compounds generated during burning process were analyzed. Based on the results from 20-L spherical explosion chamber aspartame was classified as a ST2 class dust with minimum ignition energy under 30 mJ and self-ignition temperature below 500 °C. For this purpose cone calorimeter, purser furnace, gas chromatograph, simultaneous thermal analyzer, 20-L spherical explosion vessel, modified Hartman's Tube, Godbert-Greenwald Apparatus were used.

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阿斯巴甜的爆炸特性、燃烧特性和热降解产物的测定

摘要 阿斯巴甜是一种众所周知的人工甜味剂，由于其甜度高，热量指数极低，主要用作蔗糖的替代品。阿斯巴甜的已知和生产已有 50 多年的历史，但对其易燃性和发生火灾时产生的危险化合物知之甚少。作为这项工作的一部分，测试了阿斯巴甜在火灾条件下的行为，并分析了燃烧过程中产生的化合物。根据来自 20-L 球形爆炸室的结果，阿斯巴甜被归类为 ST2 级粉尘，最小点火能量低于 30 mJ，自燃温度低于 500 °C。为此目的，使用锥形量热仪、普瑟炉、气相色谱仪、同时热分析仪、20-L 球形爆炸容器、改良的哈特曼管、Godbert-Greenwald 装置。