Thermochimica Acta, Vol.284, No.1, 179-190, 1996
Comparison of Isothermal and Nonisothermal TTT-Curves in the System 2,4-Pentanediol in Water
The system 2,4-pentanediol-water is shown to form glasses for concentrations above 30% by weight for cooling rates above 80 degrees C min(-1). Below this concentration, ice crystallizes during the initial cooling. Ice crystallization is calorimetrically recorded in isothermal and nonisothermal conditions during either the initial cooling from the melt or the subsequent warming from the glassy state for glass-forming concentrations. Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) curves for a 0.1 crystallization fraction have been constructed. For 35% w/w 2,4-pentanediol in water, two "noses" are recorded for isothermal conditions. They are identified with the thermal ranges as being the consequences of homogeneous and heterogeneous ice nucleation. A comparison of isothermal and non-isothermal conditions is also presented to underline the difficulty of applying the usual "nose method" for the determination of the critical cooling and warming rates. The Johnson-Mehl-Avrami model is used for the analysis of the isothermal ice crystallization. comparison of the parameters calculated after cooling or after warming from the glassy state shows that the homogeneous nucleation occurs at a constant rate and that the heterogeneous nucleation occurs as approximately the inverse square root of the time rate.
Keywords:TIME-TEMPERATURE-TRANSFORMATION;CRITICAL COOLING RATES;CRYSTAL-GROWTH;INDUCTION TIME;AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS;GLASS-FORMATION;NUCLEATION;CRYSTALLIZATION;VITRIFICATION;STABILITY