Volume 56, Issue 9 pp. 513-521
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Evaluation of reaction rate of thermogravimetric analysis data using periodic sinc function interpolation

Alireza Aghili

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Alireza Aghili

Department of Polymer Engineering, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

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Alireza Aghili, Department of Polymer Engineering, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz 71987-74731, Iran.

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Amir Hossein Shabani

Amir Hossein Shabani

Department of Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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First published: 08 April 2024
Citations: 6

Abstract

The periodic sinc function interpolation offers a compelling solution to address the issue of noise in the analysis of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data, thereby enhancing the outcomes of differential techniques such as the Friedman isoconversional method. In this study, we introduce a novel approach that leverages the periodic sinc function interpolation to directly obtain smooth reaction rates from TGA data, eliminating the reliance on numerical differentiation methods. The efficacy of this method has been confirmed through its application to noisy experimental data derived from the thermal decomposition of various polymers, showcasing its robustness. Readers are provided with the corresponding code for Gnu Octave, serving as a free alternative to MATLAB. Additionally, the activation energies calculated from the experimental data using both the Friedman method and periodic sinc function interpolation closely align with those determined by the integral Vyazovkin method, emphasizing the validity and reliability of this new approach.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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