Strategies for fitting concentration profiles in order to calculate reaction rates

Authors

  • Marcelo Segala Xavier Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais image/svg+xml
  • Esly Ferreira da Costa Junior Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22481/exon.v13i2.20575

Keywords:

parameter estimation, optimization, concentration profiles, chemical kinetics

Abstract

Among the various existing methods to calculate the reaction rates of concentration data as a function  of time, many have inherent errors in the procedure or may present contradictions related to the  experiment. This study presents an approach to concentration profiles fitting method in order to  calculate reaction rates by differentiating the obtained function. Therefore, a set of kinetic data from the  literature was used. Intending to minimize errors and problems, several ways of fitting were tested:  initially, polynomial regression was performed, which provided estimates that were inconsistent with  the experiments. Then, the possibility of restricting the polynomial regression with known physical  information was tested, solving it as a restricted optimization problem, however, the obtained profiles  presented inconsistencies in relation to the experiments. At last, a different strategy was used: doing  regression by solving an optimization problem in which the model was compatible with the  experimental data trends. The results achieved proved to be highly representative and did not present  nonconformities in comparison with the experimental data.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

XAVIER, Marcelo Segala; COSTA JUNIOR, Esly Ferreira da. Strategies for fitting concentration profiles in order to calculate reaction rates. Exatas Online, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 2, p. 32–49, 2022. DOI: 10.22481/exon.v13i2.20575. Disponível em: https://periodicos2.uesb.br/exon/article/view/20575. Acesso em: 2 oct. 2026.