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Effects of olefins on the thermal decomposition of propane part III. Some remarks on the kinetics of decomposition
Author(s) -
Dombi A.,
Horváth I.,
Huhn P.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.550180210
Subject(s) - chemistry , propane , decomposition , ethylene , thermal decomposition , kinetics , thermodynamics , kinetic energy , induction period , chain propagation , steady state (chemistry) , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , polymer , quantum mechanics , monomer
Conditions of applicability of quasi‐steady‐state kinetic treatment have been investigated with respect to the explanation of the decomposition of propane and the influence of ethylene on this. From the measured rate of accumulation of ethane and from the relations between the kinetic equations describing product formation, the rate parameters of the initiation reactionswere determined, for which the temperature‐dependences\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_i = 10^{17,05 \pm 0.99} \exp ( - 356 \pm 11{\rm kJmol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT)s^{ - 1} $$\end{document}and\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{ie} = 10^{12.0 \pm 0.99} \exp ( - 225 \pm 15{\rm kJmol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT){\rm mol}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm dm}^{\rm 3} s^{ - 1} $$\end{document}were found. In the decomposition of propane under the examined conditions, the chain length exceeds 500. In response to ethylene the chain length significantly decreases, but even in this case the decomposition chains are long enough for it to be assumed that the ratios of radical concentrations are governed by the propagation steps. Calculations demonstrated that the actual radical concentration during a sufficiently short induction period approximates to the stationary concentration, so that it does not seriously affect the accuracy of the kinetic treatment.