Table 2 Comparison of the kinetic analysis in this study and those in the literature
From: Co-thermal degradation characteristics of rice straw and sewage sludge
Feedstocks | Carrier gas | Flow rate (mL min−1) | Ti | Tp1 | Tf | E (kJ mol−1) | A (min−1) | n | R2 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS | N2 | 100 | 178 | 319 | 500 | 75.4 | 18.6 × 106 | 1.43 | 0.82 | This study |
Air | 100 | 175 | 323 | 530 | 89.6 | 0.59 × 108 | 2.12 | 0.71 | ||
SS | N2 Air | 100 100 | 153 148 | 272, 321 273, 325 | 517 550 | 49.1 60.1 | 1.37 × 105 1.97 × 105 | 2.41 3.57 | 0.90 0.84 | This study |
20%RS + 80%SS | N2 Air | 100 100 | 173 154 | 324 279, 324 | 535 659 | 48.6 63.7 | 0.71 × 105 5.40 × 105 | 1.52 3.3 | 0.86 0.81 | This study |
40%RS + 60%SS | N2 | 100 | 154 | 321 | 515 | 50.6 | 0.84 × 105 | 0.9 | 0.84 | This study |
Air | 100 | 160 | 323 | 551 | 64.3 | 14.4 × 105 | 2.45 | 0.78 | ||
50%RS + 50%SS | N2 | 100 | 147 | 320 | 516 | 53.1 | 1.44 × 105 | 0.69 | 0.83 | This study |
Air | 100 | 166 | 325 | 534 | 68.7 | 19.1 × 105 | 2.26 | 0.80 | ||
RS | N2 | 100 | 266 | 320 | 353 | 59.9 | 2.4 × 104 | 1.0 | 0.995 | [23] |
SS | 100 | 248 | 310 | 385 | 19.7 | 13.91 | 1.0 | 0.998 | Â | |
SS | N2 | 50 | 150 | 299 | 550 | 31.9 | 27.35 | 1.1 | 0.982 | [24] |
SS | H2O–Ar | 150 | – |  | – | 65.7 | 3.9 × 103 | 1.0 | 0.998 | [25] |
Industrial sludge | 150 | 227 | – | 527 | 68.1 | 1.07 × 104 | 1.0 | 0.991 |  | |
Fluff | 150 | 227 | – | 527 | 83.0 | 1.27 × 105 | 1.0 | 0.951 |  | |
Scrap tire powder |  | 150 | 227 | – | 527 | 132 | 4.1 × 108 | 1.0 | 0.994 |  |
Rice husk | N2 | 100 | 172 | 348 | 576 | 87.4 | 1.32 × 107 | – | 0.984 | [26] |
Rice husk | Air (1st zone) | – | 191 | 321 | – | 53.4 | 3.77 × 106 | 1.41 | – | [27] |
Air (2nd zone) |  | 321 | – | 510 | 20.8 | 1.41 × 103 | 0.47 |  | ||
Sugarcane bagasse | N2 (1st zone) | 20 | 140 | 325 | – | 53.5 | 0.28 | 0.4 | 0.995 | [28] |
N2 (2nd zone) |  | 325 | – | 493 | 43.0 | 0.15 | 0.3 | 0.971 | ||
Cotton stalks | N2 (1st zone) | 20 | 150 | 287 | – | 102 | 1.22 | 1.0 | 0.997 |  |
N2 (2nd zone) |  | 287 | – | 471 | 98.5 | 0.45 | 0.7 | 0.966 | ||
Chlorella vulgaris | Air | 25 | 165 | – | 367 | 41.0 | 3.9981 | – | – | [29] |
Pine wood | N2 | 45 | 245 | – | 405 | 68.7 | 1.75 × 102 | – | – | [30] |
Activated carbon | N2 | 45 | 80 | – | 800 | 5.30 | 6.43 × 10−5 | – | – |  |
Coal Char | N2 | 600 | 506.5 |  | 653.3 | 130–153 | 7.12 × 103 | 1.0 | > 0.96 | [31] |
Coal Char | CO2 | 200–500 | 760 | – | 820 | 285 | 3.9 × 1011 | – | – | [32] |
Coal | Air | 50 | – | – | – | 52.7 | 3.3 × 109 | – | – | [33] |
O2 | 50 | – | – | – | 93.1 | 1.3 × 1010 | – | – |  | |
Coal | N2 (1st zone) | 30 | 174 | 358 | – | 36.9 | 378 | 1.0 | 0.986 | [34] |
N2 (2nd zone) |  | 358 | 491 | – | 129 | 5.5 × 108 |  | 0.995 | ||
N2 (3rd zone) |  | 491 | – | 667 | 115 | 1.8 × 106 |  | 0.976 | ||
HDPE | N2 | 30 | 439 | – | 523 | 457 | 3.5 × 1030 | 1.0 | 0.998 |  |
LDPE | N2 | 30 | 426 | – | 526 | 300 | 2.2 × 1020 | 1.0 | 0.998 |  |
Plastic (PP) | N2 | 30 | 399 | 491 | 507 | 320 | 5.9 × 1021 | 1.0 | 0.998 |  |