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Non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis of the combustion of two different carbonaceous materials

Coal and sewage sludge

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The combustion of two different sewage sludges and a semianthracite coal was studied and compared by thermogravimetric analysis. Non-isothermal thermogravimetric data were used to evaluate the Arrhenius parameters (activation energy and the pre-exponential factor) of the combustion of these carbonaceous materials. The paper reports on the application of model-free isoconversional methods for evaluating and comparing the corresponding activation energy of the combustion process.

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Otero, M., Gómez, X., García, A.I. et al. Non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis of the combustion of two different carbonaceous materials. J Therm Anal Calorim 93, 619–626 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8415-y

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