COMPUTER-PROGRAMS FOR KINETIC-ANALYSIS OF NONISOTHERMAL THERMOGRAVIMETRIC DATA

In this paper, computer programs to evaluate kinetic analysis from non-isothermal thermogravimetric data are discussed. The flowcharts for all the programs are shown. These include those based on single-heating-rate and multi-heating-rate procedures. The single-heating-rate methods include the differential and integral calculations while the multi-heating-rate methods include those of Friedman and Ozawa. It is proposed that the multi-heating-rate programs should be used as a reference to distinguish the mechanisms and the single-heating-rate programs should be used to obtain the reaction activation energy, the frequency factor values and the linear regression parameters.