ISSN:
0930-7516
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Shock tube pyrolysis of propane at temperatures between 1300 K and 2700 K at reflected shock pressures of 500 to 1500 kN/m2 has been investigated. The reaction is of 1st order with a rate constant K = 1.79 × 108 exp (-176.2 kJ/RT) s-1. The major reaction products were acetylene, ethylene and methane, while traces of propylene and ethane were only detected at temperatures below 1500 K. At higher temperatures, propane conversion to acetylene increased at the expense of the other products. Optimum conversions to ethylene and methane, in contrast to that to acetylene, were more sensitive to changes in temperature than to variations in reaction time. However, at reaction pressures above 550 kN/m2, extension of reaction time beyond 0.5 ms did not favour the formation of acetylene. A simple kinetic model which confirmed the experimental optimum product selectivity conditions is put forward.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.270170308
