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Pyrolytic characteristics and kinetics of pistachio shell were studied using a thermogravimetric analyzer in 50–800 °C temperature range under nitrogen atmosphere at 2, 10, and 15 °C min−1 heating rates. Pyrolysis process was accomplished at four distinct stages which can mainly be attributed to removal of water, decomposition of hemicellulose, decomposition of cellulose, and decomposition of lignin, respectively. The activation energies, pre-exponential factors, and reaction orders of active pyrolysis stages were calculated by Arrhenius, Coats–Redfern, and Horowitz–Metzger model-fitting methods, while activation energies were additionaly determined by Flynn–Wall–Ozawa model-free method. Average activation energies of the second and third stages calculated from model-fitting methods were in the range of 121–187 and 320–353 kJ mol−1, respectively. The FWO method yielded a compatible result (153 kJ mol−1) for the second stage but a lower result (187 kJ mol−1) for the third stage. The existence of kinetic compensation effect was evident.
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The author would like to thank Işık Yavuz for her valuable help during the analyses. The author is also grateful to Dr. Dilek Duranoğlu and Prof. Dr. Esen Bolat for their continuous support throughout the study.
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Açıkalın, K. Pyrolytic characteristics and kinetics of pistachio shell by thermogravimetric analysis. J Therm Anal Calorim 109, 227–235 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-011-1714-3
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