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Relevance of Particle Size Distribution to Kinetic Analysis: The Case of Thermal Dehydroxylation of Kaolinite
- Source :
- Processes, Volume 9, Issue 10, Processes, Vol 9, Iss 1852, p 1852 (2021), idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla, instname, Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- FEDER, P18-FR-1087, US-1262507<br />Kinetic models used for the kinetic analysis of solid-state reactions assume ideal conditions that are very rarely fulfilled by real processes. One of the assumptions of these ideal models is that all sample particles have an identical size, while most real samples have an inherent particle size distribution (PSD). In this study, the influence of particle size distribution, including bimodal PSD, in kinetic analysis is investigated. Thus, it is observed that PSD can mislead the identification of the kinetic model followed by the reaction and even induce complex thermoanalytical curves that could be misinterpreted in terms of complex kinetics or intermediate species. For instance, in the case of a bimodal PSD, kinetics is affected up to the point that the process resembles a reaction driven by a multi-step mechanism. A procedure for considering the PSD in the kinetic analysis is presented and evaluated experimentally by studying the thermal dehydroxylation of kaolinite. This process, which does not fit any of the common ideal kinetic models proposed in the literature, was analyzed considering PSD influence. However, when PSD is taken into account, the process can be successfully described by a 3-D diffusion model (Jander’s equation). Therefore, it is concluded that the deviations from ideal models for this dehydroxylation process could be explained in terms of PSD.<br />FEDER CTQ2017-83602- C2-1-R<br />Junta de Andalucía-Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad
- Subjects :
- Ideal (set theory)
Materials science
kaolinite
Chemical technology
Process Chemistry and Technology
Kinetics
Kinetic analysis
Thermodynamics
Bioengineering
TP1-1185
Particle size distribution
Kinetic energy
Chemistry
kinetics
Kaolinite
Scientific method
Particle-size distribution
Thermal
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
particle size distribution
QD1-999
Subjects
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- ISSN :
- 22279717 and 20178360
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Processes
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e9a12e221e1beea56f678ab039f73aff