Research Article

Effects of Pyrrhotite on the Combustion Behavior and the Kinetic Mechanism of Pyrite-Pyrrhotite Mixture Powders in the Air

Table 2

Calculated values of three kinds of ore samples in different stages of combustion.

Sample typeReaction stagesFunction nameMechanism/kJ·mol−1

PyriteIThird orderChemical reaction, F3, deceleration type a-t curve1.42
IIAvrami–Erofeev equationRandom nucleation and subsequent growth (n= 4)194.81
IIIReaction ordern= 48.04
IVReaction ordern= 412.18

Mixed minerals (1 : 1)IThird orderChemical reaction, F3, deceleration type a-t curve1.04
IITwo-third orderChemical reaction4.55
IIIAvrami–Erofeev equationRandom nucleation and subsequent growth (n= 3)105.79
IVReaction ordern= 47.29
VReaction ordern= 412.08

PyrrhotiteIThird orderChemical reaction, F3, deceleration type a-t curve1.04
IITwo-third orderChemical reaction5.28
IIITwo-third orderChemical reaction4.26
IVInverse Jander equationThree-dimensional diffusion109.68