2.4.4. Starink (STK) Method

The Starink method is based on the optimization of two iso-conversional methods, namely the Flynn–Wall–Ozawa and the Kissinger–Akhira–Sunose (KAS), and it is expressed as Equation (8).

$$\ln\left(\frac{\beta}{T^{1.92}}\right) = \mathcal{C}\_s - 1.0008\frac{E}{RT} \tag{8}$$

A plot of ln *<sup>β</sup> <sup>T</sup>*1.92 against the reciprocal of temperature generates linear curves and the activation energy can be computed from their slopes. It was noted that Starink's model presented an accuracy of an order of magnitude higher than the FWO and KAS.
