Pyrolytic and Kinetic Analysis of Two Coastal Plant Species: Artemisia annua and Chenopodium glaucum

Table 2

Characteristics of pyrolysis for Artemisia annua and Chenopodium glaucum.

Species	Heating rate/°C min^−1	𝑇𝑖/°C^a	𝑇𝑓/°C^b	𝑇1/°C^c	(−dα/dt)average/% s^−1	(−dα/dt)max/% s^−1	Mass loss/%^d
Artemisia annua	5	140	396	318	0.0070	0.0672	73.35
	10	154	410	333	0.0135	0.1247	65.41
	20	167	433	344	0.0252	0.2566	66.18
	30	173	448	351	0.0363	0.3794	63.65
Chenopodium glaucum	5	148	391	330	0.0065	0.0568	68.47
	10	162	401	337	0.0128	0.1049	67.67
	20	172	420	353	0.0238	0.2054	63.10
	30	179	465	360	0.0358	0.2742	63.91

^a𝑇_𝑖 was the initial temperature of the major mass loss stage.
^b𝑇_𝑓 was the final temperature of the major mass loss stage.
^c𝑇₁ was the temperature corresponding to the larger peak of the DTG curve.
dMass loss = (Initial mass − Residue mass)/Initial mass × 100%.