Experimental Investigation of Thermal Characteristics of Kiwira Coal Waste with Rice Husk Blends for Gasification

Table 3

Kinetic properties of Kiwira coal waste/rice husk blends.

Blend; (% coal)	Degradation step
	Volatilization		Char combustion
	(kJ/mol)	(min^−1)	(kJ/mol)	(min^−1)
100	51.34 ± 0.75	347 ± 7.0	131.02 ± 1.6	7.7 ± 0.2E6
80	58.89 ± 0.44	2.8 ± 0.12E4	83.35 ± 0.27	3.9 ± 0.9E4
60	59.43 ± 0.19	3.8 ± 0.45E4	81.09 ± 0.25	3.4 ± 1E4
40	60.60 ± 0.20	3.9 ± 0.12E4	78.63 ± 0.67	5.4 ± 2.8E4
20	63.70 ± 0.9	8.8 ± 0.7E4	76.51 ± 0.7	6.6 ± 1.2E4
0	84.9 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.2E4	75.14 ± 0.92	1.2 ± 0.75E4