Thermal decomposition of b-cyclodextrin and its inclusion complex with vitamin E

Abstract

Thermogravimetric kinetic investigation of b-cyclodextrin and its inclusion complex with vitamin E has been carried out. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor of their thermal decomposition have been determined based on the kinetic analysis methods known as the Freeman–Carroll, Sharp–Wentworth, Achar and Coats–Redfern ones.