Volume 34, Issue 2 2400079
Research Article

Correction of Experimental Thermal Analysis Data and Kinetic Computations Using Isoconversional state Diagrams

Qi Tao

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Qi Tao

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Fabriksgasse 13, Leoben, 8700 Austria

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Thomas Krivec

Thomas Krivec

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Fabriksgasse 13, Leoben, 8700 Austria

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First published: 04 December 2024

Abstract

An isoconversional state diagram (ISD) method is a graphical representation of the commonly used model free kinetics (MFK) method. An ISD state curve describes the relationship between 1/T and lnβ at a certain conversion degree, where T is the temperature and β is the heating rate. The ISD tangent rule describes the pattern of intersection of two tangents to two adjacent state curves at given points having the same temperature, which can be used for the correction of random error in the experimental thermal analysis data. The comparison of kinetic predictions between the ISD and MFK methods shows that the corrective effect is evident and the prediction quality can be improved in the predictable heating rate and temperature ranges. Furthermore, the proposed implicit method simplifies the ISD construction procedure compared to the previous explicit method.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict 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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