Kinetics of the thermal degradation of rice husks in nitrogen atmosphere

Energy Sources

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 773-784

  Mansaray, K G ^a   Ghaly, A E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation energy; DTG; Kinetics; Nitrogen; Order of reaction; Preexponential factor; Rice husk; TGA

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMBUSTION; GASIFICATION; NITROGEN; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

NITROGEN ATMOSPHERE; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR; RICE HUSKS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

EID: 0033225078     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319950014335     Document Type: Article

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