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Fructose-derived hydrochar: combustion thermochemistry and kinetics assessments

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The combustion behavior of fructose-derived hydrochar was investigated using a kinetic evaluation protocol that brings about novel elements related to the use of hydrochars as combustibles. The assessment procedure involves three steps implying the determination of the apparent activation energy (E) dependence on the conversion degree via model-free (isoconversional) methods, the estimation of the proposed kinetic scheme and corresponding kinetic parameters via nonlinear regression procedures, and the confirmation of the obtained results via different additional thermal analysis programs. The most probable kinetic scheme and corresponding kinetic parameters of the carbonaceous materials thermo-oxidation consists in five successive degradation processes following the Avrami–Erofeev model. The pair kinetic scheme–kinetic models leads to satisfactory agreement between experimental and calculated data and can be used in predictions of the conversion degree versus time development under different temperature programs. The used protocol is a first step to comparing hydrothermal carbonaceous materials’ combustion performance.

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    Adina Magdalena Musuc, Greta Patrinoiu, Jose Calderon-Moreno & Oana Carp

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    Petru Budrugeac, Andrei Cucos & Radu Dascalu

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Conceptualization was contributed by OC and AMM; Formal analysis and investigation were contributed by AMM, GP, PB, AC, RD, and JC-M; Writing—original draft preparation was contributed by OC, PB and AMM; Writing—review and editing was contributed by AMM. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Musuc, A.M., Patrinoiu, G., Budrugeac, P. et al. Fructose-derived hydrochar: combustion thermochemistry and kinetics assessments. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 12805–12814 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11474-6

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