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Kinetics of coke deposition in naphtha pyrolysis
Author(s) -
Kumar P.,
Kunzru D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450630411
Subject(s) - naphtha , pyrolysis , coke , chemistry , kinetics , chemical engineering , catalysis , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
The effect of run time, surface area, reaction temperature and inlet naphtha partial pressure on the rate of coke formation during naphtha pyrolysis has been investigated in a jet‐stirred reactor. The pyrolysis products could be predicted by a model developed earlier for naphtha pyrolysis. Various simplified models for the coke formation involving either the reactant or products were postulated and the kinetic parameters determined by a statistical analysis. The rate of coke formation was best modelled by an approximately second order reaction involving the aromatics.