Abstract
The present study was focused on the thermal degradation of Eulaliopsis binata biomass produced on a salt-affected soil without any fertilizer or pesticide applications. The plant biomass was subjected to thermal degradation experiments at three heating rates, 10, 30 and 50 K min(-1). The kinetic analyses were performed through isoconversional models of Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, followed by the calculation of thermodynamic parameters of activation. The high heating value was calculated as 15.10 MJ mol(-1). The activation energy values of the grass were shown to be ranging from 118 through 240 kJ mol(-1). Energy difference of enthalpies of activation between the reagent and the activated complex was in accordance with activation energies. Pre-exponential factors indicated the reaction to follow first-order kinetics. Gibbs free energy for the grass was measured to be ranging from 171 to 174 kJ mol(-1). Our data have shown that E. binata biomass offers remarkable potential as a low-cost biomass for bioenergy.