Thermal decomposition mechanism of ammonium sulfate catalyzed by ferric oxide

The decomposition mechanism of ammonium sulfate catalyzed by ferric oxide was investigated in this paper. The decomposition kinetics parameters were determined via a global optimization of the Kissinger iterative method using the non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis data. The products and inter...

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Published in:Frontiers of chemical science and engineering 2013-06, Vol.7 (2), p.210-217
Main Authors: Song, Xingfu, Zhao, Jingcai, Li, Yunzhao, Sun, Ze, Yu, Jianguo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Nanotechnology
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Summary:The decomposition mechanism of ammonium sulfate catalyzed by ferric oxide was investigated in this paper. The decomposition kinetics parameters were determined via a global optimization of the Kissinger iterative method using the non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis data. The products and intermediates were synchronously characterized by X-ray diffraction and mass spectrometry. The obtained results indicate that the decomposition process of ammonium sulfate catalyzed by ferric oxide can be divided into four stages of which the activation energies are 123.64, 126.58, 178.77 and 216.99 kJ·mol −1 respectively. The decomposition mechanisms at the first and the fourth stage both belong to Mample power theorem, the second stage belongs to Avrami-Erofeev equation and the third belongs to contracting sphere (volume) equation. The corresponding pre-exponential factors ( A ) are calculated simultaneously.
ISSN:2095-0179
2095-0187
DOI:10.1007/s11705-013-1320-y