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Raman spectroscopic study of the thermal and catalytic decomposition of butane
Author(s) -
Brogan Mark S.,
Cairns James A.,
Dines Trevor J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.1250251205
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , butane , hydrocarbon , methane , catalysis , chemistry , thermal decomposition , product distribution , analytical chemistry (journal) , decomposition , lewis acids and bases , organic chemistry , optics , physics
The products of the thermal decomposition of butane at temperatures up to 600 °C were identified by Raman spectroscopy. Heating to 500 °C resulted in the formation of a number of hydrocarbon products, in accordance with established reaction mechanisms. Heating to 600 °C, however however, led to methane as the sole product. By contrast, heating in the presence of either Al 2 O 3 or PtAl 2 O 3 yielded a different product distribution, attributed to interaction with Lewis acid sites on the Al 2 O 3 surface. The Raman results were compared with data obtained by GC analysis.