Thermal Decomposition of Nitrated Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate in a Flow Reactor

Table 1

Acid uptake by TBP: analytical results.

Initial conc. of nitric acid in aqueous phase (mol/L)	Conc. of nitric acid in equilibrated aqueous phase (mol/L)	Conc. of nitric acid in equilibrated TBP phase (mol/L)	Distribution ratio
2	1.76	1.19	0.67
4	3.53	2.18	0.61
6	5.35	2.85	0.53
8	7.45	3.14	0.42
10	9.31	3.63	0.39
12	11.46	4.12	0.36
14	13.40	4.80	0.35
15.6	15.10	5.49	0.35