Identification of Reaction Model of Pyrolysis Reaction of HDPE

Abstract

Abstract This paper demonstrates how to derive Arrhenius parameters as well as reaction model of pyrolysis reaction of high density polyethylene (HDPE) from isothermal kinetic data. We introduced a state-of-the-art thermobalance that enables to record a weight decrease with time under pure static condition. As a result of comparing experimental reduced time plots (RTPs) with theoretical ones, the pyrolysis reaction of HDPE accommodates “contracting cylinder” model, allowing its model to be 2(1−α)1/2. The reaction model derive here was used to evaluate each Arrhenius parameters from isothermal and non-isothermal data. A couple of evidences strongly support the properness of the reaction model derived from RTP and the corresponding Arrhenius parameters.