From the drawbacks of the Arrhenius-f(α) rate equation towards a more general formalism and new models for the kinetic analysis of solid-gas reactions

► Discussion of the most relevant drawbacks linked to the rate equation dα/dt = A exp (− (E/RT))f(α). ► Proposal of a more general equation dα/dt = ϕ(T, Pi)Sm(t, ...), with ϕ in mol m−2 s−1 and Sm in m2 mol−1. ► New growth models and surface nucleation-anisotropic or isotropic growth models. ► Description of CIN3 software for simulation and fitting of isothermal kinetic data.