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Investigation on thermal degradation kinetics and mechanisms of chicken manure, lignite, and their blends by TGA

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In this study, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed under the air environment for four different heating rates (10, 20, 30, and 40 °C min−1) in order to find out thermal degradation and mechanisms of the chicken manure, a Turkish lignite, and their blends (25 lignite + 75 manure, 50 lignite + 50 manure, and 75 lignite + 25 manure). To calculate thermal kinetics and responsible solid-state mechanisms of the samples, the Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and Coats-Redfern methods were applied. Significant differences between Turkish lignite and chicken manure samples were observed in terms of thermal kinetics and mechanisms. D1 and D4 mechanisms were found to be the responsible mechanisms for the main oxidation region of the lignite and chicken manure/blends, respectively. A similar decreasing trend for the calculated activation energies and pre-exponential constants was observed with increasing biomass content in the manure blends from 25 to 75% by both Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and Coats-Redfern methods. Furthermore, biomass content has an effect on the mechanisms of chicken manure blends during the combustion. D3 was found to be the responsible solid-state mechanism for the third regions (pre-combustion of the manure) of the chicken manure samples. However, D1 and D2 mechanisms were found to be responsible mechanisms for the blends.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from TÜBİTAK but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study, and so are not publicly available. Data are however available from the authors upon reasonable request and with permission of TÜBİTAK.

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This study was financially supported by the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) with a project number 218M440. The thermogravimetric analysis was carried out with this support.

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  1. Environmental Engineering Department, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

    Sema Yurdakul

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

    Barış Gürel & Karani Kurtuluş

  3. Environmental Engineering Department, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Murat Varol

  4. Automotive Engineering Department, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

    Habib Gürbüz

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SY analyzed and interpreted the TG data and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript. BG supplied the chicken manure and lignite samples and also analyzed the data. MV and HG helped interpretation of the data. KK contributed in writing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yurdakul, S., Gürel, B., Varol, M. et al. Investigation on thermal degradation kinetics and mechanisms of chicken manure, lignite, and their blends by TGA. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 63894–63904 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-12732-0

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