Effect of Reinforcement Ratio and Particle Size on the Physical and Mechanical Performance of Epoxy Matrix Panels and Waste Wood from Iroko Chlorophora excelsa from Cameroon

Table 7

Activation energy and Arrhenius slope

Particle size	Parameters obtained	Reinforcement rate
		50R–50M	60R–40M	70R–30M
[t < 0.35[	Ea (kJ/mol)	41.88	27.54	42.04
	Pente ()	5037.7 (0.9707)	3312.1 (0.9809)	5056.1 (0.923)
[0.35–0.63[	Ea (kJ/mol)	37.02	44.28	47.34
	Pente ()	4453.3 (0.9918)	5326.4 (0.9667)	5694.2 (0.9549)
[0.63–1[	Ea (kJ/mol)	38.49	41.42	46.37
	Pente ()	4629.1 (0.9944)	4981.8 (0.9361)	5577.6 (0.8581)

The bold values indicate correspond to the activation energy (Ea) required.