Table 3 Kinetic data for oil shale pyrolysis calculated using the FWO and KAS model-free methods.

From: The effect of temperature on pyrolysis products during oil shale thermal decomposition

Conversion rate (α)

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.7

0.9

Activation energy Ea (kJ/mol) by FWO method

44.54

74.25

82.16

178.91

198.28

Activation energy Ea (kJ/mol) by KAS method

44.44

73.94

81.80

178.73

198.09

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