<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Pyrolysis of high-ash sewage sludge: Thermo-kinetic study using TGA and artificial neural networks"^^ . "Pyrolysis of high-ash sewage sludge (HASS) is a considered as an effective method and a promising way for energy production from solid waste of wastewater treatment facilities. The main purpose of this work is to build knowledge on pyrolysis mechanisms, kinetics, thermos-gravimetric analysis of high-ash (44.6) sewage sludge using model-free methods & results validation with artificial neural network (ANN). TG-DTG curves at 5,10 and 20 °C/min showed the pyrolysis zone was divided into three zone. In kinetics, E values of models ranges are; Friedman (10.6�306.2 kJ/mol), FWO (45.6�231.7 kJ/mol), KAS (41.4�232.1 kJ/mol) and Popescu (44.1�241.1 kJ/mol) respectively. �H and �G values predicted by OFW, KAS and Popescu method are in good agreement and ranged from (41�236 kJ/mol) and 53�304 kJ/mol, respectively. Negative value of �S showed the non-spontaneity of the process. An artificial neural network (ANN) model of 2 * 5 * 1 architecture was employed to predict the thermal decomposition of high-ash sewage sludge, showed a good agreement between the experimental values and predicted values (R2 ⩾ 0.999) are much closer to 1. Overall, the study reflected the significance of ANN model that could be used as an effective fit model to the thermogravimetric experimental data. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd"^^ . "2018" . . "233" . . "Elsevier Ltd"^^ . . . "Fuel"^^ . . . "00162361" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "S.R."^^ . "Naqvi"^^ . "S.R. Naqvi"^^ . . "M.B.K."^^ . "Niazi"^^ . "M.B.K. Niazi"^^ . . "Z."^^ . "Hameed"^^ . "Z. Hameed"^^ . . "R."^^ . "Tariq"^^ . "R. Tariq"^^ . . "T."^^ . "Noor"^^ . "T. Noor"^^ . . "S.A."^^ . "Taqvi"^^ . "S.A. Taqvi"^^ . . "I."^^ . "Ali"^^ . "I. Ali"^^ . . "W."^^ . "Farooq"^^ . "W. Farooq"^^ . . "M."^^ . "Naqvi"^^ . "M. Naqvi"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #9559 \n\nPyrolysis of high-ash sewage sludge: Thermo-kinetic study using TGA and artificial neural networks\n\n" . "text/html" . .