 Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of the PET-date seed mixture co-pyrolysis using Coats-Redfern methodRadwan Saad Allah Nounou, Ibrahim Abdelfadeel Shaban, Labeeb Ali,, Mohammednoor Altarawneh and Mahmoud Elgendi Renewable Energy, 2024, vol. 237, issue PA Abstract: This study focuses on improving the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pyrolysis outcome by incorporating date pits in a balanced 50–50 mixture. The effect of date pit addition on the co-pyrolytic process is determined via thermal analysis using the Coats-Redfern method, which provides an estimation of the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor of the PET-Date mixture. The results demonstrate that the majority of the reaction mechanisms exhibit enhanced performance for the modified mixture, requiring 70 % less reaction energy on average. Hence, a positive effect is observed on the PET pyrolysis, thus highlighting its potential for biomass incorporation. This study provides valuable insights into optimising the co-pyrolytic processes for sustainable waste management and resource utilization practices. Keywords: Co-pyrolysis; Kinematic parameters; Thermogravimetric analysis; Reaction mechanism model; Polyethylene terephthalate; Date seeds (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:237:y:2024:i:pa:s0960148124015921 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121524 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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