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Table 2 Activation energies and regression coefficients obtained from fitting the data from the simulated curve in Figure 1 to some of the most common ideal models employed in the literature, according to the Arrhenius method

From: Clarifications regarding the use of model-fitting methods of kinetic analysis for determining the activation energy from a single non-isothermal curve

Model

Corr. Factor r

Ea (kJ mol-1)

F1

1.000

150

R2

0.980

122

R3

0.992

131

A1.5

0.999

96

A2

0.999

69

A3

0.999

43

D2

0.982

257

D3

0.989

266

L2

0.993

100

  1. The activation energy is determined form the slope of the plots in Figure 2.