Thermogravimetric and kinetic analyses of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) pellets using the distributed activation energy model

• Main Authors: Nyakuma, B. B., Ahmad, A., Johari, A., Abdullah, T. A. T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74481/1/JohariA2016_ThermogravimetricandKineticAnalysesofOilPalm.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74481/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85002672193&doi=10.21315%2fjps2016.27.3.5&partnerID=40&md5=71818e96faec3c803fd91a84e5bda659

The thermal degradation behaviour and decomposition kinetics of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) pellets were investigated using a thermogravimetric analyser and the distributed activation energy model (DAEM). The OPEFB pellets were heated from 30°C to 1000°C at three different heating rates (5, 1...