TY - CONF ID - scholars13348 N2 - The catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolytic conversion kinetics of palm kernel shell with untreated (as received) and H2SO4 treated coal bottom ash as catalyst were investigated in this study. The activation energy was determined using Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) kinetic model and distributed activation energy model (DEAM) isoconversional kinetic models. The study was conducted using thermogravimetric analysis at 10, 20, 30 and 50 °C/min heating rates. The activation energy (Ea) ranged from 145.7-228.3 kJ/mol and 142.1-274.2 kJ/mol for FWO and DEAM, respectively. The use of acid treated ash reduced the activation energy compared to the non-catalytic process while the untreated ash increased the activation energy. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. VL - 736 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081404892&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f736%2f4%2f042029&partnerID=40&md5=a08f2b2cad4732f9e43d55e43dbe35a1 SN - 17578981 PB - Institute of Physics Publishing A1 - Patrick, D.O. A1 - Yusup, S. A1 - Osman, N.B. A1 - Zabiri, H. A1 - Uemura, Y. A1 - Shahbaz, M. TI - Thermogravimetric kinetics of catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolytic conversion of palm kernel shell with acid treated coal bottom ash Y1 - 2020/// AV - none N1 - cited By 1; Conference of Energy Security and Chemical Engineering Congress 2019, ESChE 2019 ; Conference Date: 17 July 2019 Through 19 July 2019; Conference Code:158114 ER -