Isoconversional analysis of solid state transformations

We will analyze the discrepancies between isoconversional methods when applied to complex transformations. The practical analysis of particular transformations leads us to conclude that (a) conventional integral methods based on integrated equations are essentially incorrect when dealing with variable activation energy; and (b) experimental inaccuracies and noise tend to give an apparent evolution of the energy variation, so that, non-constancy of the activation energy does not necessarily mean deviations from single-step transformations with constant activation energy.

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