Abstract
Thermal analyses was performed on Egyptian date kernels to assess the value of the products as possible sources of valuable compounds. It also furnished technical data necessary for determination of the optimum degree of temperature for the design and operation of units for the pyrolytic processing of date kernels.Two different sets of experiments were carried out, involving thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA).The TG results revealed a purely kinetically controlled, first-order reaction. The activation energy and the Arrhenius constant were 8.17 kJ/mol and 0.0115 min−1, respectively.The DTA results indicated the nature of the reactions involved in the pyrolysis and the corresponding products.
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