Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of CoO Nanoparticles from a Co (II) Complex Derived from Polyvinyl Alcohol and Aminobenzoic Acid Derivative

Table 1

Kinetic parameters for the thermal decomposition of the cobalt (II) complex.

Step	Coats–Redfern equation				Horowitz–Metzger equation
	n	r	E	Z	n	r	E	Z x 10^2
2^nd	0.00	0.9947	88.1	5.99	0.00	0.9994	93.6	3.51
	0.33	0.9954	93.5	6.36	0.33	0.9958	101.0	7.56
	0.50	0.9955	96.2	6.55	0.50	0.9962	103.8	7.60
	0.66	0.9956	99.2	6.76	0.66	0.9965	106.8	7.64
	1.00	0.9965	105.2	7.18	1.00	0.9970	112.7	7.72
	2.00	0.9979	124.8	8.57	2.00	0.9982	132.2	7.97

E in KJ mol⁻¹; underlined r in all tables represents the best fit values of n and E.