Study on thermal decomposition characteristics and kinetics of soybean

In this paper, the thermal degradation kinetics of soybean was studied by dynamic thermogravimetry (TGA). The thermal decomposition characteristics and kinetics of soybean under different pyrolysis conditions were explored by changing the heating rate (5, 10, 20 and 40℃/min) and the atmosphere conditions (nitrogen and air). According to the trend of TGA and DTG curves, the pyrolysis of soybean can be divided into four stages: the first two stages correspond to the removal of free water and crystal water, and the last two stages correspond to the secondary decomposition stage and the main decomposition stage of main components (starch, protein and fat). In the latter two stages, due to the presence of oxygen, the thermal decomposition process of soybean appeared different, and the activation energy and carbon residue rate of the reaction decreased. Compared with pyrolysis in nitrogen atmosphere, soybean showed lower activation energy and fire safety in air atmosphere. In this paper, the difference of pyrolysis kinetics of soybean in different atmosphere was studied for the first time, and the intrinsic law of pyrolysis and its fire safety were revealed.