Isoconversional Kinetic Analysis of Oxygen Desorption for Sr0.75Ca0.25FeO3−δ Perovskite in Dry and Steam-Based Environments

The desorption kinetics of Sr0.75Ca0.25FeO3−δ perovskite material are examined in both dry and steam-based environments using redox gaseous products of a laboratory-scale fixed bed. First, desorption kinetics associated with the dry environment are proposed based on Friedman’s isoconversional method. It is found from the reconstructed reaction model that the desorption kinetics of this perovskite are controlled by a three-step mechanism, where hypothetically, the phase-boundary reaction rapidly prevails first, followed by diffusion and/or nucleation, and finally, unimolecular decay or random nucleation-controlled reaction. Subsequent analyses of the Arrhenius parameters indicated that both the early and later desorption stages, respectively, controlled by the phase boundary and unimolecular/random nucleation reactions, are associated with low energetic demand. In contrast, a high energetic penalty is required for the diffusion/nucleation reaction. A satisfactory a priori verification of the proposed kinetics suggested that the three-step reaction mechanism reasonably describes the desorption of this perovskite in a dry environment. With the presence of steam in the desorption environment, oxygen production is substantially inhibited, but the hypothetical three-step mechanism is still found to control the desorption. Meanwhile, the primary effects of the steam on these mechanisms include the widening of the conversion extent associated with the diffusion/nucleation reaction, along with a higher energetic demand compared to the dry environment.