Theoretical analysis and experimental verification of thermal decomposition mechanism of CuSe
(1. National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
2. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
3. Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Nonferrous Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
4. State Key Laboratory of Complex Non-Ferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China)
2. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
3. Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Nonferrous Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
4. State Key Laboratory of Complex Non-Ferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China)
Abstract: Experiments on the thermal decomposition of CuSe were carried out by using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) at different heating rates. The kinetic parameters and mechanisms were discussed based on model-free and model-based analyses. The decomposition rate and decomposition behavior of CuSe were investigated by using a vacuum thermogravimetric furnace. The results showed that the R3 model was identified as the most probable mechanism function under the present experimental conditions. The average values of activation energy and the pre-exponential factor were 12.344 J/mol and 0.152 s-1, respectively. The actual decomposition rate of CuSe was found to be 0.0030 g/(cm2·min).
Key words: CuSe; thermal decomposition; non-isothermal kinetics; mechanism