On the method of bae for the determination of kinetic parameters from DTA curves

The mathematical error in the method proposed by Bae for the determination of kinetic parameters from DTA curves has been corrected. The proposed equation does not contain thermal constants of the apparatus, and can be applied to DTA curves by an iterative method. The results obtained by the application of this equation to experimental DTA curves for the decomposition of sodium bicarbonate compared well with those from isothermal measurements, even when the DTA sample holder assembly was of the isolated cup-type instead of the block-type assembly recommended by Bae.