Ja. Conesa et R. Font, Kinetic severity function as a test for kinetic analysis. Application to polyethylene pyrolysis, ENERG FUEL, 13(3), 1999, pp. 678-685
In this paper a method is described for the validation of kinetic models in
complex pyrolysis processes where n-pentane is formed. The method requires
the calculation of the kinetic severity function (KSF) and the measure of
the yields of different compounds in different conditions. The first condit
ion that the calculation must fulfill is that the slope of the In(pentane y
ield) vs KSF graph must be logical, considering the decomposition kinetic l
aw of the n-pentane. The method is applied to polyethylene pyrolysis in ord
er to test the modeling previously carried out and to analyze the variation
s of the different yields of each compound vs KSF when the waxes are cracke
d.