Evaluation of Thermal Evolution Profiles and Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for Pyrolysis of Coal/Corn Stover Blends Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

Table 2

Pyrolysis temperature range, maximum weight loss rates, and peak temperatures of all types of feedstock determined by TGA.

Feedstock materials	Pyrolysis 𝑇 range, °C		Maximum weight loss rate, (%/min)max		Peak temperature, 𝑇max, °C
	𝑇𝑖	𝑇𝑓	Peak 1 (CS)	Peak 2 (Coal)	𝑇max,1	𝑇max,2
DECS-38 subbituminous coal	152	814	—	0.889	—	433
DECS-25 lignite coal (LG)	175	818	—	0.668	—	419
Corn stover (CS)	226	608	4.492	—	331	—
10% CS + 90% SB	207	787	0.251	0.819	330	430
20% CS + 80% SB	204	765	1.492	0.500	326	419
30% CS + 70% SB	190	755	2.332	0.561	330	427
10% CS + 90% LG	176	815	0.550	0.603	318	423
20% CS + 80% LG	201	785	0.941	0.599	327	411
30% CS + 70% LG	199	755	1.550	0.552	336	413