C chemical marker (M-2) concentration at any
time (g/g of sample)
C1 chemical marker (M-2) concentration at saturation
(g/g of sample)
Ea activation energy for chemical reaction
(kcal mol1)
F0 cumulative thermal lethality (min)
k chemical reaction rate constant (min1)
k0 rate constant at reference temperature
(min1)
n order of the chemical reaction
R0 universal gas constant at reference temperature
t time (min)
T absolute temperature (K)