TABLE 3.
Kinetic parameters “E (kJ/mole) and A (1/s)” at two heating rates for switchgrass and switchgrass mixed with different catalysts.
| Heating rate °C/min | SG | 30KP | 30Clino | 30Bento | 10KP/10Clino | 10KP/10Bento | |
| First stage | 25 (250–420°C) |
(D-2) E = 106 A = 2.21E+06 R2 = 0.988 |
(F-1.5) E = 59.7 A = 896 R2 = 0.975 |
(F-1) E = 58.1 A = 377 R2 = 0.986 |
(F-1) E = 63.1 A = 1002 R2 = 0.991 |
(F-1) E = 61.8 A = 130 R2 = 0.975 |
(F-1) E = 58.6 A = 395 R2 = 0.980 |
| 100 (280–450°C) |
(D-2) E = 114 A = 1.01E+07 R2 = 0.989 |
(F-1.5) E = 71.6 A = 18,806 R2 = 0.981 |
(F-1.5) E = 77.3 A = 50,030 R2 = 0.986 |
(F-1.5) E = 80.6 A = 89,531 R2 = 0.986 |
(F-1) E = 69.1 A = 1,083 R2 = 0.976 |
(F-1) E = 65.9 A = 3,846 R2 = 0.983 |
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| Second stage | 25 (420–550°C) |
(F-1.5) E = 45.9 A = 114 R2 = 0.999 |
(F-1.5) E = 31.6 A = 2.60 R2 = 0.990 |
(F-1.5) E = 23.1 A = 0.54 R2 = 0.999 |
(F-2) E = 34.4 A = 10.69 R2 = 0.999 |
(F-1.5) E = 29.6 A = 1.68 R2 = 0.992 |
(F-1.5) E = 26.1 A = 0.88 R2 = 0.997 |
| 100 (450–550°C) |
(F-1.5) E = 35.8 A = 23.7 R2 = 0.999 |
(F-2) E = 22.4 A = 0.0001 R2 = 1 |
(F-1) E = 28.6 A = 5.49 R2 = 0.999 |
(F-1) E = 34.9 A = 19.5 R2 = 0.999 |
(F-1) E = 16.9 A = 0.218 R2 = 0.993 |
(F-1) E = 14.6 A = 0.137 R2 = 0.997 |