01672nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245011000055210006900165260009900234300001200333490000800345520083000353653002301183653001401206653000801220653001501228653001801243653000801261100002501269700002301294856012501317       2014                        eng d  a0144-861700aFunctionalized celluloses and their nanoparticles: morphology, thermal properties, and solubility studies0 aFunctionalized celluloses and their nanoparticles morphology the  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcAPR  a135-1420 v1043 a<p>Agricultural residues derived cellulose was used to synthesize a new series of carboxy functionalized cellulosic nanoparticles (quasi-spherical shaped, 13.2-21.5% carboxyl content) and macro-sized 6-carboxycelluloses (long-fibril shaped, 1.7-22% carboxyl content). The DP (50-70) and yield (upto 46%) of nanoparticles were manipulated by controlling the reaction temperature and time. TGA/DTG thermographs of the carboxycelluloses gave thermostability data and co-related well with the residual crystalline, amorphous, and anhydroglucuronic acid content. The particle shape and size had no effect on the thermal stability. Some derivatives were fully or partially soluble in aqueous alkali and non-aqueous solvents, which can lead to increased versatility of these polymers. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10a6-Carboxycellulose10acellulose10aDTG10aMorphology10aNanoparticles10aTGA1 aSharma, Priyanka, R.1 aVarma, Anjanikumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/functionalized-celluloses-and-their-nanoparticles-morphology-thermal-properties-and-001908nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245008200055210006900137260009900206300001200305490000800317520110400325653000901429653001801438653002801456653001401484653000801498100002001506700001801526700002201544856011201566       2016                        eng d  a0016-236100aProcessing of TGA data: analysis of isoconversional and model fitting methods0 aProcessing of TGA data analysis of isoconversional and model fit  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcFEB  a490-4980 v1653 a<p>Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is routinely used to characterize coal. Apart from proximate analysis, TGA data is also used to characterize kinetics of devolatilization and char combustion. Various methods have been proposed to process the TGA data [isoconversional or model free methods such as Friedman method, Kissinger method, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa method (FWO), Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose method (KAS) or single or multi-reaction models (SRMs/MRMs) and distributed activation energy models (DAEMs)]. In this work, we have critically examined various models for processing TGA data obtained with typical Indian coal. A generalized equation has been proposed to encompass different models as special cases. We have also considered a model based on a possibility of distribution of frequency factor along with constant or distribution of activation energies. The results of TGA data described by different models were critically analyzed. The presented results and methodology will be useful for selecting appropriate strategy for processing TGA data. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aDAEM10aHigh ash coal10aIsoconversional methods10aPyrolysis10aTGA1 aJain, Ankit, A.1 aMehra, Anurag1 aRanade, Vivek, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/processing-tga-data-analysis-isoconversional-and-model-fitting-methods-1