<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper deals with the pyrolysis of forest waste in the presence of an inert atmosphere. Experiments are carried out at different heating rates (5 °C, 10 °C and 15 °C) to determine derivative thermogravimetric behaviour of the material. Unlike the conventional scheme, the Monte Carlo technique is implemented to solve the distributed activation energy model (DAEM). DAEM is transformed into the inverse pyrolysis problem to determine the kinetic parameters of thermal degradation of forest waste. Activation energy, the preexponential factor and the distribution parameters are estimated by introducing the Monte Carlo Technique in the thermal conversion process.</p></abstract>

This paper deals with the pyrolysis of forest waste in the presence of an inert atmosphere. Experiments are carried out at different heating rates (5 °C, 10 °C and 15 °C) to determine derivative thermogravimetric behaviour of the material. Unlike the conventional scheme, the Monte Carlo technique is implemented to solve the distributed activation energy model (DAEM). DAEM is transformed into the inverse pyrolysis problem to determine the kinetic parameters of thermal degradation of forest waste. Activation energy, the preexponential factor and the distribution parameters are estimated by introducing the Monte Carlo Technique in the thermal conversion process.

Calculation of Kinetic Parameters of Thermal Decomposition of Forest Waste using the Monte Carlo Technique

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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This paper deals with the pyrolysis of forest waste in the presence of an inert atmosphere. Experiments are carried out at different heating rates (5 °C, 10 °C...

Calculation of Kinetic Parameters of Thermal Decomposition of Forest Waste using the Monte Carlo Technique

Published Online: Mar 09, 2020

Page range: 162 - 170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0010

Keywords
Biomass, distributed activation energy model, Monte Carlo technique, pyrolysis

© 2020 Alok Dhaundiyal et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Calculation of Kinetic Parameters of Thermal Decomposition of Forest Waste using the Monte Carlo Technique

Published Online: Mar 09, 2020

Page range: 162 - 170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0010

KeywordsBiomass, distributed activation energy model, Monte Carlo technique, pyrolysis

© 2020 Alok Dhaundiyal et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Biomass, distributed activation energy model, Monte Carlo technique, pyrolysis