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Determination of reaction kinetics of barley straw using thermogravimetric analysis

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Reaction kinetics of three varieties of barley straw (Kadeth, Laurier, and Leger) were studied at a heating rate of 20‡C/min in an oxidizing atmosphere of 15% oxygen and 85% nitrogen using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques. The thermal degradation characteristics and the kinetic parameters (order of reaction, activation energy, and pre-exponential factor) were determined for the two reaction zones from the TGA and DTA curves. Thermal degradation rates in the first reaction zone were relatively higher than those in the second reaction zone. The thermal decomposition of the straw variety Kadeth started at a lower temperature (186‡C) than the straw varieties Laurier (229‡C) and Leger (223‡C). Residual weights recorded at 700‡C were in the range of 4.3–7.2%. Higher activation energies (85.4–103.2 kJ/mol) and pre-exponential factors (0.73 × 107–49.10 × 107) were obtained for all varieties of barley straw in the first reaction zone as compared to those of the second reaction zone (34.8–58.6 kj/mol and 0.27 × 102–14.43 × 102 for the activation energy and pre-exponential factor, respectively). The order of reactions were in the range of 2.0–2.3 and 1.1–1.2 for the first and second reaction zones, respectively.

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Ghaly, A.E., Ergüdenler, A. Determination of reaction kinetics of barley straw using thermogravimetric analysis. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 45, 35–50 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02941786

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