Mass loss curves decomposition kinetic analysis

The decomposition kinetic analysis of the mass loss curves was carried out using standard TGA kinetics software that is based on the Flynn-Wall method (Flynn and Wall 1966a,b) and described in Section 3.5.5. In this technique a plot of the logarithm of the heating rate (log q) against the reciprocal of the absolute temperature [see. Eq. (3.23)] was made where the conversion or mass loss equaled 4%, 5.5%, 8%, 12%, 18% and 26%. From the slope of this plot (Fig. 3.32) the activation energy for decomposition E) was calculated from Eq. (3.32), which is based on Eq. (3.23) ... 

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