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Correlation of the thermal stability and the decomposition kinetics of six different vegetal fibers

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The thermal degradation behavior of six different vegetal fibers was studied using thermogravimetry under nitrogen atmosphere at four different heating rates (5, 10, 20 and 40 °C min−1). The degradation models Kissinger, Friedman and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa methods were used to determine the apparent activation energy and the frequency factor of these fibers. Furthermore, the solid state degradation mechanisms were determined using Criado’s method. Additionally, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were analyzed to corroborate the obtained results. The results indicated that the apparent calculated activation energies can be more closely related to the exponential dependence of the rate of heterogeneous reactions than to the, necessary “energy”, which is commonly used. The Criado’s master curves indicated two different degradation mechanisms for the fibers: diffusion followed by random nucleation. The results also indicated that the crystallinity index as calculated by X-ray diffraction and determinated by FTIR does not necessarily represent higher thermal stability as noted by the thermogravimetric analysis curves. The thermal behavior and the degradation mechanism did not show to be influenced by the lignocellulosic components of the fibers, exception for buriti and sisal. This behavior was attributed to higher extractive content.

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The authors would like to thank CNPq, CAPES and FAPERGS. In addition, the authors would like to thank São Carlos Technology for donating the kenaf and jute fibers.

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  1. PPGEM, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil

    Heitor Luiz Ornaghi Jr., Matheus Poletto & Sandro Campos Amico

  2. Postgraduate Program in Processing and Engineering (PGEPROTEC), University of Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, Caxias do Sul, RS, 95070-560, Brazil

    Heitor Luiz Ornaghi Jr., Matheus Poletto & Ademir José Zattera

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Ornaghi, H.L., Poletto, M., Zattera, A.J. et al. Correlation of the thermal stability and the decomposition kinetics of six different vegetal fibers. Cellulose 21, 177–188 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-013-0094-1

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