Abstract: The kinetics of the thermal decompositions of mechanically activated pyrites an d non-activated pyrite were studied by using Friedman method at different heating rates of 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 15K/min in argon. Results show that the activation energies (E), reaction orders (n) and pre-exponential factors (A) for non-activated pyrite and activated pyrites are 268.612kJ/mol, 0.42 and 1.094×1015 min-1 for non-activated pyrite, 243.725kJ/mol, 0.62 and 2.008×1013 min-1 for pyrite mechanically activated for 20min (abbrev. Pyrite 1), 177.288kJ/mol, 0.65 and 5.924×109min-1 for pyrite mechanically activated for 40?min (abbrev. Pyrite 2), respectively. Comparing the integral width of X-ray diffraction peaks (220) and (440) of activated pyrites at different grinding time with that of non-activated pyrite, several values of lattice deformation (ε) and lattice size (D) of the crystallite were obtained. It is found that with the increase of grinding time the mechanical activation of the original material brings about a change in lattice parameters and deformation of the crystals of pyrite.
Kinetics of thermal decomposition of mechanically activated pyrite
Abstract:
The kinetics of the thermal decompositions of mechanically activated pyrites and non-activated pyrite were studied by using Friedman method at different heating rates of 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 15?K/min in argon. Results show that the activation energies (E) , reaction orders (n) and pre-exponential factors (A) for non-activated pyrite and activated pyrites are 268.612?kJ/mol, 0.42 and 1.094×10 15?min -1 for non-activated pyrite, 243.725?kJ/mol, 0.62 and 2.008×10 13?min -1 for pyrite mechanically activated for 20?min (abbrev. Pyrite 1) , 177.288?kJ/mol, 0.65 and 5.924×10 9?min -1 for pyrite mechanically activated for 40?min (abbrev. Pyrite 2) , respectively. Comparing the integral width of X-ray diffraction peaks (220) and (440) of activated pyrites at different grinding time with that of non-activated pyrite, several values of lattice deformation (ε) and lattice size (D) of the crystallite were obtained. It is found that with the increase of grinding time the mechanical activation of the original material brings about a change in lattice parameters and deformation of the crystals of pyrite.