THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CHAR COMBUSTION

Author: HE RONG  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 0010-2202

Source: Combustion Science and Technology, Vol.174, Iss.4, 2002-04, pp. : 1-18

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Abstract

Nine different char samples were tested in thermogravimetric analyzers with continuously rising temperatures and a global one-step kinetic reaction model was used to describe the char combustion. A mathematical method has been presented to deduce the activation energy and pre-exponential factor. The results show that this method has good convergence and is relatively easy for applications. The deduced apparent activation energies and pre-exponential factors will be used for analyzing diffusion effects within char pores in He, Sato, and Chen (2002).