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Table 3 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 Savata 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

153

R2

0.997

141

R3

0.999

145

A1.5

1.000

102

A2

1.000

77

A3

1.000

51

D2

0.995

274

D3

0.999

290

L2

0.999

101

  1. The activation energy is determined form the slope of the plots in Figure 3.