Thevolatilizationkineticsofantimonytrisulfideinsteamatmospherewasstudiedwiththermogravimetryattemperaturesfrom923to1123K.Atheoreticalmodelwasdevelopedtocalculatetheoverallrateconstantandthemasstransfercoefficientingasphases.Theexperimentalresultsshowthatthevolatilizationrateisenhancedwithincreasingtemperatureandsteamflowrate.Thevolatilizationrateismainlycontrolledbythemasstransportingasphases.Theapparentactivationenergyfortheprocessisfoundtobe59.93kJ/mol.ItisdemonstratedthatSb2S3isdominantlyoxidizedintoSb2O3andH2Sbywatervaporinthevolatilizationprocess.Someantimonymetalisformed.Thereactionmechanismisdiscussedinaccordancewithexperimentaldata.
