A Comprehensive Kinetic Analysis of Bamboo Waste Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

Thermal degradation of bamboo waste is studied using thermogravimetric analyzer at four different heating rates (10, 15, 20 and 30 oC/min) in the temperatures range from 30 to 900°C. Two model-free (isoconversional) methods, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) are used to determine the activation energy. The activation energies determined from the isoconversional methods are found to be increased with increasing the...