Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
217706 Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers 2007 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this study, an investigation was carried out into the thermal behaviours of peat, reed, lignite, bituminous coal and blends of these with peat. The blends were prepared in 20:80, 40:60, 60:40, 80:20. The samples were pyrolysed in a TG analyzer in a nitrogen atmosphere (50 mL/min) at temperatures ranging from 25 to 900 °C. Using TG/DTG graphs, variations were investigated, which occurred in reaction intervals, percent of weight loss, peak temperatures and maximum devolatilization rate. The activation energy (E) and pre-exponential constant (A) were calculated using the Arrhenius type kinetic model.

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