Open AccessA literature survey of the chemistry of flame inhibition
Author(s) -
E C Creitz
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of research of the national bureau of standards. section a. physics and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2376-5704
pISSN - 0022-4332
DOI - 10.6028/jres.074a.042
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , oxygen , mechanism (biology) , extinction (optical mineralogy) , oxygen atom , reaction rate constant , kinetic energy , recombination , reaction mechanism , photochemistry , chemical physics , kinetics , organic chemistry , mineralogy , physics , molecule , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , gene
Evidence is beginning to accumulate indicating that catalytic recombination of oxygen atoms may be the mechanism of extinction of flames by halogenated extinguishing agents. The literature of flame inhibition and of oxygen atom chemistry has been examined to ascertain whether the available data would support such a mechanism. Considerable sustentative evidence was found. Kinetic rate-constant data are not available covering all reactions of interest, but those that are reported indicate that catalytic recombination of oxygen atoms can probably compete successfully with normal flame processes which require them.