Glossary

Thermal hazard potential

The likeliness or the risk of an individual chemical or a chemical mixture to undergo an ExothermicA sample transition or a reaction is exothermic if heat is generated.exothermic self-Decomposition reactionA decomposition reaction is a thermally induced reaction of a chemical compound forming solid and/or gaseous products. decomposition reaction under uncontrolled circumstances (Thermal runawayA thermal runaway is the situation where a chemical reactor is out of control with respect to temperature and/or pressure production caused by the chemical reaction itself. Simulation of a thermal runaway is usually carried out using a calorimeter device according to accelerated rate calorimetry (ARC).thermal runaway).