Table 3.

TGA kinetic parameters of BLs from other pulping agents rather than NaOH.

Sample code		Temp. range	DTG peak	Wt. remain % at 450℃	n order	R	Se	Ea
BL5	1st	86.0–152.7	118.5	76.37	–	–	–	–
	2nd	223.5–366.6	286.5		2	0.969	0.193	158.661
	3rd	425.0–485.1	443.6		1.5	0.931	0.196	410.382
								569.042
BL6	1st	40.8–131.9	87.4	70.79	–	–	–	–
	2nd	141.1–357.5	231.6		2	0.968	0.23	102.468
	3rd	431.0–507.7	472.2		2	0.939	0.219	405.773
								508.241
BL7	1st	42.3–122.9	80.4	85.49	–	–	–	–
	2nd	152.7–229.9	198.4		2	0.972	0.213	227.420
	3rd	271.8–330.0	294.4		2	0.936	0.22	305.936
	4th	517.0–551.2	538.6		2	0.942	0.2	1127.694
								1661.050
BL8	1st	54.7–138.9	78.9	88.37	–	–	–	–
	2nd	163.37–199.6	188.9		2.5	0.968	0.232	465.951
	3rd	199.6–229.4	204.7		1.5	0.939	0.184	361.524
	4th	229.3–308.1	266.9		2	0.945	0.216	217.936
								1045.411
BL9	1st	50.9–148.2	83.3	90.15	–	–	–	–
	2nd	182.1–304.9	236.6		2	0.972	0.194	164.143
	3rd	388.3–459.1	429.9		2	0.942	0.215	388.181
	4th	478.2–537.6	506.1		2	0.942	0.212	574.737
								1127.061