Research Article

Kinetic Study and Thermal Decomposition Behavior of Lignite Coal

Table 2

Calculated kinetic parameters for a Canadian lignite coal by three different isoconversional methods.

FriedmanKASFWO
(kJ mol−1) (min−1) (kJ mol−1) (min−1) (kJ mol−1) (min−1)

0.05126.652.02 · 1013155.764.86 · 1008132.331.00 · 1015
0.1213.441.85 · 1018206.812.10 · 1015205.191.95 · 1021
0.15228.446.06 · 1018225.841.92 · 1016223.711.24 · 1022
0.2244.333.06 · 1019237.454.52 · 1016235.112.32 · 1022
0.25253.264.70 · 1019246.908.12 · 1016244.403.54 · 1022
0.3261.026.45 · 1019255.551.39 · 1017252.905.36 · 1022
0.35278.201.44 · 1020264.152.57 · 1017261.328.97 · 1022
0.4282.822.16 · 1020272.264.58 · 1017269.261.48 · 1023
0.45291.701.01 · 1021279.467.16 · 1017276.322.19 · 1023
0.5297.471.23 · 1021286.391.10 · 1018283.133.26 · 1023
0.55309.851.15 · 1021302.261.93 · 1018290.515.56 · 1023
0.6316.126.15 · 1021301.493.36 · 1018297.889.56 · 1023
0.65326.069.62 · 1021318.887.25 · 1018306.722.07 · 1024
0.7337.073.47 · 1022332.032.88 · 1019319.431.64 · 1026
0.75347.831.13 · 1024341.261.93 · 1020336.365.76 · 1025
0.8349.201.36 · 1024359.301.15 · 1021353.793.67 · 1026
0.85324.311.07 · 1023356.751.12 · 1021346.154.30 · 1026
0.9307.818.36 · 1020334.159.43 · 1019324.225.04 · 1025