Kinetic Parameters from Thermogravimetric Data

The "differential" method of Achar, Brindley and Sharp (ABS) and the "integral" one of Coats and Redfern (CR) are applied to the dehydration of BaBr2-H20 and HCOOLi-H20 and to the thermal decomposition of Pb(SCN)2, and the kinetic parameters so obtained are compared with those deduced isothermally. The results of the ABS method, at the lowest heating rate (q = 1.2 K min — '), agree well with the isothermal ones, whereas the CR method leads to satisfactory results only for the Pb(SCN)2 thermal decomposition (q = 1.2 K min~*). A possible explanation is given.