The kinetics of SnS evaporation from SnS-Cu2S melts was investigated b
y a unique experimental method. It is shown that the process is contro
lled by the mass transport of SnS in gas phase. The evaporation rate o
f SnS is significantly enhanced by increasing tempeature and carrier g
as flow rate. The apparent activation energy for the process is found
to be 204.67 kJ. The evaporation rate for the present system is much s
maller than that for SnS-FeS system.