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Initial pyrolysis ions in hydrocarbon flames

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CHEMI-IONISATION mechanisms in flames so far proposed have largely been based on the participation of oxygen1. However, recent results from several laboratories and the results presented here strongly suggest that initial ions in hot hydrocarbon flames, whether lean, stoichiometric, or rich, may have a pyrolysis origin.

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  1. Centre de Recherches sur la Chimie de la Combustion et des Hautes Températures, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 45045, Orléans, France

    R. S. TSE, P. MICHAUD & J. -L. DELFAU

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TSE, R., MICHAUD, P. & DELFAU, JL. Initial pyrolysis ions in hydrocarbon flames. Nature 272, 153–155 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/272153a0

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