“…From TG data, the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters and the reaction mechanism models can be derived combining the model-free and model-fitting methods ( Cai et al, 2019 ; Qiao et al, 2019 ; Chen et al, 2015 ; Song et al, 2020 ). For example, the model-free methods of Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) and the model-fitting method of the integral master-plots were combined to elucidate the three phases of the waste tea degradation mechanism using the best-fit D 3 , F 2 , and F 2.5 models, respectively ( Cai et al, 2019 ). TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS investigations should be coupled to accurately distinguish the evolved gaseous products, their functional groups, and molecular structures ( Lin et al, 2017 ; Xu et al, 2018a ; Ma et al, 2019 ).…”