<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purview of paper pivoted around the pyrolysis decomposition of forest waste (pine needle litter) by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Experiments were carried out in the presence of Nitrogen atmosphere. The experimental data was compared with those obtained by numerical solution of distributed activation energy model (DAEM). Asymptotic expansion is adopted to evaluate the pre-exponential factor, mean activation energy and variance. The correction factor <italic>B<sub>i</sub></italic> has been invoked to describe accurately the differential thermogravitmeric curves of thermal decomposition of pine needles.</p></abstract>

The purview of paper pivoted around the pyrolysis decomposition of forest waste (pine needle litter) by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Experiments were carried out in the presence of Nitrogen atmosphere. The experimental data was compared with those obtained by numerical solution of distributed activation energy model (DAEM). Asymptotic expansion is adopted to evaluate the pre-exponential factor, mean activation energy and variance. The correction factor Bi has been invoked to describe accurately the differential thermogravitmeric curves of thermal decomposition of pine needles.

Kinetic Parameters for the Thermal Decomposition of Forest Waste Using Distributed Activation Energy Model (DAEM)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technology

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The purview of paper pivoted around the pyrolysis decomposition of forest waste (pine needle litter) by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Experiments were...

Kinetic Parameters for the Thermal Decomposition of Forest Waste Using Distributed Activation Energy Model (DAEM)

Published Online: Jul 14, 2017

Page range: 15 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2017-0002

Keywords
Forest waste, pyrolysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), kinetic parameters, distributed activation energy model (DAEM)

© 2017 Riga Technical University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Kinetic Parameters for the Thermal Decomposition of Forest Waste Using Distributed Activation Energy Model (DAEM)

Published Online: Jul 14, 2017

Page range: 15 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2017-0002

KeywordsForest waste, pyrolysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), kinetic parameters, distributed activation energy model (DAEM)

© 2017 Riga Technical University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Forest waste, pyrolysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), kinetic parameters, distributed activation energy model (DAEM)